Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #34,663 of 84,120 nationally
Richton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17031830007 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,947 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Richton Park
Census tract 17031830007 is in Richton Park, Illinois. It has a population of 4,947 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,299/month against a median household income of $57,273 — roughly 27% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,950
Renter share54.8%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$57,273
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richton Park and the region
Centroid at 41.4816, -87.7229 · click any tract to drill in
Why Richton Park scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Richton Park
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,299 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richton Park
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richton Park
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richton Park
6.0
How Richton Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
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)
- 871Total filings over 15 yrs
- 15.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 41.4%Peak (2001)
- 42Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% 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.
- 22.8%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 24.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031830007
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031830007?
Census tract 17031830007 in Richton Park scores 5.5/10 (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 17031830007?
Median gross rent is $1,299/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031830007?
12.4% of residents in tract 17031830007 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,947.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031830007?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 77th, minority 94th, housing 57th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031830007?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 871 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031830007 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.99% of renter households, peaking at 41.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031830007 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.8% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031830007 compare to Richton Park overall?
Tract 17031830007 scores 5.5/10 — lower than the parent city of Richton Park at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richton Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Richton Park
Top eight tracts in Richton Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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