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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally

South Harvey Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hazel Crest

Tract 17031828401 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,748 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 17031828401 sits in the South Harvey area of Homewood, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5/10. It is home to 3,748 residents. The dominant input is local political climate at 7.8/10.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,273
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$74,349

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In South Harvey
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Hazel Crest
Elevated
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#1,028 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#1,600 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hazel Crest and the region

Centroid at 41.5680, -87.6652 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Harvey scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hazel Crest
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,347 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hazel Crest
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hazel Crest
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hazel Crest
6.2

How South Harvey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Harvey risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 828401Hazel Crest: 5.95.9Hazel Crestparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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)

  • 212Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.0%Peak (2003)
  • 18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318284012001: 10 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 26 filings (6.95/100 renter HHs)2004: 16 filings (4.28/100 renter HHs)2005: 10 filings (3.48/100 renter HHs)2006: 7 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2007: 8 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2008: 15 filings (5.23/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2010: 17 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2011: 14 filings (3.09/100 renter HHs)2012: 24 filings (5.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 18 filings (3.97/100 renter HHs)2014: 14 filings (3.09/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (3.97/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 80% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Harvey

16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.5/10.

Against Cook County at 45.6%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Cook County average of 6.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.

Court records carry 212 eviction filings across 15 observed years. The worst year on record was 2003, when 7.0% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 3.8% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Average gross rent is $1,347, close to the Homewood average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $74,349.

37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031828401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031828401?

Census tract 17031828401 in the South Harvey neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 17031828401?

Median gross rent is $1,347/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031828401?

13.4% of residents in tract 17031828401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,748.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031828401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 39th, minority 64th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 17031828401 considered part of South Harvey?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031828401 fall within South Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031828401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 212 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031828401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.77% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031828401 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.1% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031828401 compare to Hazel Crest overall?

Tract 17031828401 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Hazel Crest at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hazel Crest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hazel Crest

Top eight tracts in Hazel Crest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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