Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #25,210 of 84,120 nationally
Richton Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 17031830201 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,822 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Richton Park
Census tract 17031830201 is in Richton Park, Illinois. It has a population of 4,822 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 64% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 33% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,324/month against a median household income of $51,748 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units2,241
Renter share74.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$51,748
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richton Park and the region
Centroid at 41.4834, -87.7086 · click any tract to drill in
Why Richton Park scores 5.8
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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,324 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 1,443Total filings over 15 yrs
- 8.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.1%Peak (2009)
- 82Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 78% 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.
- 24.3%Housing insecurity
- 15.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.2%Food insecurity
- 27.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031830201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031830201?
Census tract 17031830201 in Richton Park scores 5.8/10 (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 17031830201?
Median gross rent is $1,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031830201?
10.1% of residents in tract 17031830201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,822.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031830201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 81th, minority 92th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031830201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,443 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031830201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.44% of renter households, peaking at 14.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031830201 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.3% 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. 15.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 17031830201 compare to Richton Park overall?
Tract 17031830201 scores 5.8/10 — 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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