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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

University Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Markham

Tract 17031824900 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,952 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 17031824900 reflects conditions in University Park in Markham, Illinois. On the national scale it ranks #16,264 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 87% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,329 a month while the average household earns $70,000 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 2% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,092
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate15.9%
Median income$70,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In University Park
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Markham
Very Low
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#506 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#716 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Markham and the region

Centroid at 41.6095, -87.6977 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Park scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Markham
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
15.9% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,329 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Markham
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Markham
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Markham
8.6

How University Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 824900Markham: 5.35.3Markhamparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 186Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 9.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.6%Peak (2010)
  • 13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318249002001: 9 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2002: 9 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)2003: 16 filings (11.86/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (7.41/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (4.58/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (9.17/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (13.75/100 renter HHs)2008: 12 filings (18.33/100 renter HHs)2009: 17 filings (25.97/100 renter HHs)2010: 20 filings (9.62/100 renter HHs)2011: 16 filings (4.91/100 renter HHs)2012: 18 filings (5.52/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (3.99/100 renter HHs)2014: 15 filings (4.60/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (3.99/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within University Park. 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 University Park

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Markham, 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 92nd 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 17031824900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031824900?

Census tract 17031824900 in the University Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 17031824900?

Median gross rent is $1,329/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031824900?

15.9% of residents in tract 17031824900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,952.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031824900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 99th, minority 79th, housing 67th.
Q5

Is tract 17031824900 considered part of University Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031824900 fall within University Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031824900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 186 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031824900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.14% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031824900 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.8% 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. 15.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031824900 compare to Markham overall?

Tract 17031824900 scores 5.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Markham at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Markham; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9

Was tract 17031824900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Markham

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

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