Within neighborhood
60
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
West Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17031826902 · Cook County, IL · pop 1,467 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 17031826902 covers West Harvey in Harvey, home to 1,467 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $962 a month while the average household earns $41,595 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units401
Renter share46.4%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate32.3%
Median income$41,595
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvey and the region
Centroid at 41.6149, -87.6640 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Harvey scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Harvey
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
32.3% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$962 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Harvey
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Harvey
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Harvey
8.6
How West Harvey compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 389Total filings over 15 yrs
- 9.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.1%Peak (2004)
- 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Harvey. 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.
- 37.8%Housing insecurity
- 26.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 51.6%Food insecurity
- 55.3%SNAP enrollment
- 24.2%Transit barriers
- 19.8%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 44.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Harvey
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Harvey, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cook County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 37.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031826902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031826902?
Census tract 17031826902 in the West Harvey neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 17031826902?
Median gross rent is $962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031826902?
32.3% of residents in tract 17031826902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,467.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031826902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 89th, minority 98th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 17031826902 considered part of West Harvey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031826902 fall within West Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031826902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 389 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031826902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.55% of renter households, peaking at 15.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031826902 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.8% 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. 26.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031826902 compare to Harvey overall?
Tract 17031826902 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Harvey at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harvey; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Harvey
Top eight tracts in Harvey ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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