Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
West Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lynwood
Tract 17031828507 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,164 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 5/10, tract 17031828507 in the West Lakes area of Lynwood, IL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,164. about a quarter of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Cook County average of 45.6%.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,384
Renter share6.4%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$83,630
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lynwood and the region
Centroid at 41.5305, -87.5349 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Lakes scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lynwood
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,527 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynwood
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynwood
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynwood
7.9
How West Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Lakes. 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.
- 19.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.9%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.3%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Lakes
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10. It sits 1.1 points below the Cook County average of 6.1.
Average gross rent is $1,527, 12% above the Lynwood average. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $83,630.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031828507
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031828507?
Census tract 17031828507 in the West Lakes 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 17031828507?
Median gross rent is $1,527/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031828507?
3.7% of residents in tract 17031828507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,164.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031828507?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 43th, minority 87th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 17031828507 considered part of West Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031828507 fall within West Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031828507 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.1% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031828507 compare to Lynwood overall?
Tract 17031828507 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Lynwood at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lynwood
Top eight tracts in Lynwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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