Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally
West Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17031827300 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,363 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 17031827300 covers the West Harvey area of Harvey in Illinois. Home to 2,363 residents, it scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $634 a month while the average household earns $27,964 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units917
Renter share64.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate35.1%
Median income$27,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvey and the region
Centroid at 41.6090, -87.6462 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Harvey scores 7.1
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
35.1% poverty · this tract
8.8
Supply constraint
$634 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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 808Total filings over 15 yrs
- 8.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.6%Peak (2001)
- 50Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 37% 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.
- 30.3%Housing insecurity
- 20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.5%Food insecurity
- 41.0%SNAP enrollment
- 18.5%Transit barriers
- 16.5%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Harvey
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 808 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 8.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.6% of renter households in 2001.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 93rd 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.
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 17031827300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031827300?
Census tract 17031827300 in the West Harvey neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 17031827300?
Median gross rent is $634/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031827300?
35.1% of residents in tract 17031827300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031827300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 17031827300 considered part of West Harvey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031827300 fall within West Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031827300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 808 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031827300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.00% of renter households, peaking at 10.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031827300 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.3% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031827300 compare to Harvey overall?
Tract 17031827300 scores 7.1/10, 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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