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Neighborhood · Mount Prospect, IL

Forest River Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 15,501 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4.8–5.7

Forest River is a white-asian neighborhood in Mount Prospect with 3 census tracts and a population of 15,501 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $989/month sits 34% lower than the Mount Prospect citywide median ($1,502).

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Forest River vs Mount Prospect How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.1% +55%
Mount Prospect: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$989 -34%
Mount Prospect: $1,502
Average HH income
$102,210 -2%
Mount Prospect: $103,911
Poverty rate
11.2% +88%
Mount Prospect: 6.0%
Renter share
30.2% -4%
Mount Prospect: 31.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest River and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.8–5.7

Why Forest River scores 5.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 4.8–6.0 across tracts
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–5.0 across tracts
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
30% renter households · Range 4.8–6.5 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.8 across tracts
4.6
Economic stress
11.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.1 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.4 across tracts
1.8
Risk score comparison

Forest River vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Forest River score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Forest River: 5.25.2Forest RiverNeighborhoodParent city: 5.55.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.75.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Forest River?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.9 points from 4.8 to 5.7. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Forest River

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031806104 5.7 4,132 50% $1,215
17031802702 5.4 5,043 60% $409
17031802701 4.8 6,326 35% $1,303
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 45%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 55%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Forest River

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 888Total filings (sum)
  • 4.14%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.1%Peak year (2014)
  • 2.69%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Forest River

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Forest River

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Forest River?

Forest River scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Forest River compare to Mount Prospect overall?

Forest River scores 0.3 points lower than Mount Prospect overall (5.5/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $989 vs $1,502.

Q3

What is the average rent in Forest River?

Median gross rent in Forest River is $989/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Forest River residents are renters?

30% of Forest River households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Mount Prospect). The neighborhood has 15,501 residents.

Q5

Is Forest River a high social-vulnerability area?

Forest River sits in the 53th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Forest River have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Forest River is census tract 17031806104 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.7 — a spread of 0.9 points.

Q7

How safe is Forest River for landlords?

Forest River carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mount Prospect as a whole (5.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Forest River?

Forest River has 15,650 residents (White-Asian Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (22.6%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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