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Old Town South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Western Springs

Tract 17031819900 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,257 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 17031819900 sits in the Old Town South neighborhood of Western Springs, Illinois. It has a population of 3,257 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 100% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 100% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 0% Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share0.7%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$235,402

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Old Town South
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 4 tracts In Western Springs
Very High
Within county
11 th percentile
Rank — 11th percentileBottomTop
#1,191 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
29 th percentile
Rank — 29th percentileBottomTop
#2,320 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Western Springs and the region

Centroid at 41.8042, -87.9072 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Town South scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Western Springs
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Western Springs
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Western Springs
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Western Springs
2.8

How Old Town South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Old Town South risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 819900Western Springs: 4.44.4Western Springsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 17Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 6.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 25.0%Peak (2009)
  • 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318199002001: 1 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (8.33/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (8.33/100 renter HHs)2008: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (25.00/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 2 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2014: 2 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2015: 2 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 15 months.
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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031819900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031819900?

Census tract 17031819900 in the Old Town South neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 17031819900?

1.5% of residents in tract 17031819900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,257.

Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031819900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 5th, minority 10th, housing 10th.

Q4

Is tract 17031819900 considered part of Old Town South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031819900 fall within Old Town South (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031819900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 17031819900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.62% of renter households, peaking at 25.0% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031819900 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031819900 compare to Western Springs overall?

Tract 17031819900 scores 4.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Western Springs at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Western Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Western Springs

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

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