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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago Heights

Tract 17031829200 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,623 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Eviction risk in the Indian Hill neighborhood of Chicago Heights centers on tract 17031829200, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,623 residents. On the national scale it ranks #14,255 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,206 a month while the average household earns $57,796 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 11% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,807
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate27.6%
Median income$57,796

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 11 tracts In Indian Hill
Elevated
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 9 tracts In Chicago Heights
Moderate
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#212 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#219 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5093, -87.6483 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Hill scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chicago Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
27.6% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago Heights
8.0

How Indian Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Indian Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 829200Chicago Heights: 5.35.3Chicago Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 443Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.5%Peak (2001)
  • 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318292002001: 40 filings (6.50/100 renter HHs)2002: 30 filings (4.88/100 renter HHs)2003: 37 filings (6.02/100 renter HHs)2004: 27 filings (4.39/100 renter HHs)2005: 33 filings (5.67/100 renter HHs)2006: 28 filings (4.81/100 renter HHs)2007: 32 filings (5.50/100 renter HHs)2008: 33 filings (5.67/100 renter HHs)2009: 32 filings (5.50/100 renter HHs)2010: 33 filings (5.28/100 renter HHs)2011: 22 filings (2.84/100 renter HHs)2012: 26 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2013: 20 filings (2.58/100 renter HHs)2014: 27 filings (3.49/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (2.97/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 43% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Indian Hill. 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 Indian Hill

What moves this score most is housing court bias at $1/10. 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 Chicago eviction risk Heights, 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 443 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and 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 17031829200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829200?

Census tract 17031829200 in the Indian Hill neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 17031829200?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829200?

27.6% of residents in tract 17031829200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,623.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 93th, minority 85th, housing 72th.
Q5

Is tract 17031829200 considered part of Indian Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829200 fall within Indian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 443 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.63% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031829200 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.8% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031829200 compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Tract 17031829200 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chicago Heights

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

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