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Census Tract · Ranked #66,099 of 84,120 nationally

Matteson Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031830006 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,644 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Matteson

Census tract 17031830006 is in Matteson, Illinois. It has a population of 2,644 and an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). 20% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 10% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $421/month against a median household income of $60,000 — roughly 8% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 32% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,182
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$60,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 4 tracts In Matteson
Low
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank — 3th percentileBottomTop
#1,295 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank — 13th percentileBottomTop
#2,843 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank — 21th percentileBottomTop
#66,099 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Matteson and the region

Centroid at 41.5005, -87.7263 · click any tract to drill in

Why Matteson scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Matteson
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$421 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Matteson
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Matteson
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Matteson
4.8

How Matteson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Matteson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 830006Matteson: 5.45.4Mattesonparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 286Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 5.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.8%Peak (2014)
  • 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318300062001: 19 filings (5.51/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (3.77/100 renter HHs)2003: 11 filings (3.19/100 renter HHs)2004: 14 filings (4.06/100 renter HHs)2005: 13 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2006: 17 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2007: 16 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2008: 22 filings (6.92/100 renter HHs)2009: 16 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (5.73/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (7.86/100 renter HHs)2012: 14 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (8.18/100 renter HHs)2014: 31 filings (9.75/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (7.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031830006

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031830006?

Census tract 17031830006 in Matteson scores 4.4/10 (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 17031830006?

Median gross rent is $421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031830006?

11.2% of residents in tract 17031830006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,644.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031830006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 48th, minority 85th, housing 48th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031830006?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 286 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031830006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.78% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031830006 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031830006 compare to Matteson overall?

Tract 17031830006 scores 4.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Matteson at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Matteson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Matteson

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

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