Evanston Lakeshore Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 5,639 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.2–5.8
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District spans 2 census tracts of Evanston, IL and houses 5,639 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Evanston rate of 31.8%.
Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 103 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 2.7% of renter households.
5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Evanston, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Downtown and Ridgeville score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District vs EvanstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
103Total filings (sum)
1.37%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2009)
0.98%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.4%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.0%No health insurance
20.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Evanston Lakeshore Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Evanston Lakeshore Historic District?
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Evanston Lakeshore Historic District compare to Evanston overall?
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District scores 1.1 points lower than Evanston overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,679 vs $1,762.
Q3
What is the average rent in Evanston Lakeshore Historic District?
Average gross rent in Evanston eviction risk Lakeshore Historic District is $1,679/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Evanston Lakeshore Historic District residents are renters?
47% of Evanston Lakeshore Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Evanston). The neighborhood has 5,639 residents.
Q5
Is Evanston Lakeshore Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Evanston Lakeshore Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is census tract 17031809401 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.8, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Evanston Lakeshore Historic District for landlords?
Evanston eviction risk Lakeshore Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Evanston as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Evanston Lakeshore Historic District?
Evanston Lakeshore Historic District has 5,850 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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