2 census tracts · pop 8,284 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.1–7.8
University Park spans 2 census tracts of Markham, IL, population 8,284. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 78% against 51.0% citywide, putting University Park 27.0% over its own city.
34% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.6/10.
Food insecurity affects 32.4% of adults, 14.6 points above the national rate. 16.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 558 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 9.6% of renter households.
Judgments average 2.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 7.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
University Park vs MarkhamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in University Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
558Total filings (sum)
6.86%Avg annual filing rate
9.6%Peak year (2015)
6.75%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in University Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.3%Housing insecurity
16.6%Utility shutoff threat
32.6%Food insecurity
31.5%SNAP enrollment
14.2%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About University Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for University Park?
University Park scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does University Park compare to Markham overall?
University Park scores 1.2 points higher than Markham overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 78% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,532 vs $1,621.
Q3
What is the average rent in University Park?
Average gross rent in University Park is $1,532/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of University Park residents are renters?
23% of University Park households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Markham). The neighborhood has 8,284 residents.
Q5
Is University Park a high social-vulnerability area?
University Park sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in University Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in University Park is census tract 17031825600 (score 7.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 7.8, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is University Park for landlords?
University Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Markham as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of University Park?
University Park has 8,303 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62.9%), Hispanic / Latino (18.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
