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Ridgeland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oak Park

Tract 17031812500 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,427 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17031812500 sits in the Ridgeland neighborhood of Oak Park, Illinois. It has a population of 3,427 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,107/month against a median household income of $71,375 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 29% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,645

Renter share57.0%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$71,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Park and the region

Centroid at 41.8914, -87.7807 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgeland scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Park

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,107 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Park

5.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Park

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Park

4.6

How Ridgeland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

55%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
5%Grade B
91%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

387Total filings over 15 yrs
2.69%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak (2012)
17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings dropped 50% over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ridgeland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

12.5%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
24.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031812500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031812500?

Census tract 17031812500 in the Ridgeland neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031812500?

Median gross rent is $1,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031812500?

12.0% of residents in tract 17031812500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,427.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031812500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 31th, minority 59th, housing 66th.

Is tract 17031812500 considered part of Ridgeland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031812500 fall within Ridgeland (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031812500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 387 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031812500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.69% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031812500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031812500 compare to Oak Park overall?

Tract 17031812500 scores 5.6/10 — right in line with the parent city of Oak Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 17031812500 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Park

Top eight tracts in Oak Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.