Within neighborhood
40
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
West Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 17031827400 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,781 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 17031827400 belongs to the West Harvey neighborhood of Harvey, Illinois. It is home to 2,781 residents and scores 6.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $34,492 a year. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,142
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$34,492
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harvey and the region
Centroid at 41.6054, -87.6660 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Harvey scores 6.4
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
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 1,087Total filings over 15 yrs
- 9.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.7%Peak (2001)
- 41Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 66% 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.
- 31.6%Housing insecurity
- 21.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 42.6%Food insecurity
- 44.3%SNAP enrollment
- 19.6%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 41.7%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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,087 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.7% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 31.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.3% 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 17031827400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031827400?
Census tract 17031827400 in the West Harvey neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 17031827400?
20.5% of residents in tract 17031827400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,781.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031827400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 96th, minority 97th, housing 99th.
Q4
Is tract 17031827400 considered part of West Harvey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031827400 fall within West Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031827400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,087 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031827400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.23% of renter households, peaking at 16.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031827400 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.6% 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. 21.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031827400 compare to Harvey overall?
Tract 17031827400 scores 6.4/10, 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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