6 census tracts · pop 24,756 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 5–7.8
South Harvey is a 6-tract neighborhood of Hazel Crest, IL, population 24,756. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Hazel Crest rate of 19.9%.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5 to 7.8, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The dominant input is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
15.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings are well documented here: 2,343 across 6 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 14.7% of renter households. At $1,445 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Hazel Crest commands. The most recent observed rate, 6.0% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $64,609.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
South Harvey vs Hazel CrestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Harvey
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,343Total filings (sum)
7.11%Avg annual filing rate
14.7%Peak year (2014)
6.82%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Harvey
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.5%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.8%Food insecurity
28.0%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Harvey
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Harvey?
South Harvey scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 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 South Harvey compare to Hazel Crest overall?
South Harvey scores 0.8 points higher than Hazel Crest overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 20% citywide. Average rent: $1,445 vs $1,320.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Harvey?
Average gross rent in South Harvey is $1,445/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Harvey residents are renters?
30% of South Harvey households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Hazel Crest). The neighborhood has 24,756 residents.
Q5
Is South Harvey a high social-vulnerability area?
South Harvey sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 South Harvey have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Harvey is census tract 17031827600 (score 7.8/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 7.8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is South Harvey for landlords?
South Harvey carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Hazel Crest as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Harvey?
South Harvey has 23,486 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (60.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.3%), Hispanic / Latino (17.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
