Neighborhood · Oak Lawn, IL

Hazel Green Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 28,078 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 3.2–7.3

Hazel Green spans 6 census tracts of Oak Lawn, IL, population 28,078. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.2 to 7.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Oak Lawn rate of 29.6%. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.

Filings are well documented here: 1,610 across 6 observed tracts. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 21.5% of renter households. Running cool is economic stress, at 3/10.

Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,323, close to the Oak Lawn average.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

6 tracts · population-weighted

Hazel Green vs Oak Lawn How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.2% +39%

Oak Lawn: 29.6%

Average gross rent

$1,323 -1%

Oak Lawn: $1,335

Average HH income

$85,145 +3%

Oak Lawn: $82,493

Poverty rate

11.3% +23%

Oak Lawn: 9.2%

Renter share

21.3% +22%

Oak Lawn: 17.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hazel Green and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 3.2–7.3

Why Hazel Green scores 5.3

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 7.8–8.5 across tracts

7.9

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 5.5–7.7 across tracts

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–7.5 across tracts

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

21% renter households · Range 4.2–8.0 across tracts

5.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.1–6.7 across tracts

6.4

Economic stress

11.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.3 across tracts

3.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–3.9 across tracts

2.5

Risk score comparison

Hazel Green vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Hazel Green?

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

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 4.1 points from 3.2 to 7.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

7.3 5.8 5.5 5.5 3.3 3.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Hazel Green

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
17031823303	7.3	4,255	59%	$1,140
17031822602	5.8	7,777	34%	$1,319
17031823200	5.5	4,749	49%	$1,216
17031740400	5.5	4,530	41%	$1,455
17031822801	3.3	3,116	48%	$1,273
17031822802	3.2	3,651	20%	$1,561

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 51%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 64%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 50%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 44%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hazel Green

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,610Total filings (sum)
5.54%Avg annual filing rate
21.5%Peak year (2015)
7.50%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hazel Green

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

13.1%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Hazel Green

What is the eviction-risk score for Hazel Green?

Hazel Green scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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.

How does Hazel Green compare to Oak Lawn overall?

Hazel Green scores 0.7 points higher than Oak Lawn overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,323 vs $1,335.

What is the average rent in Hazel Green?

Average gross rent in Hazel Green is $1,323/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hazel Green residents are renters?

21% of Hazel Green households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Oak Lawn). The neighborhood has 28,078 residents.

Is Hazel Green a high social-vulnerability area?

Hazel Green sits in the 53rd 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.

Which tracts in Hazel Green have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hazel Green is census tract 17031823303 (score 7.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 7.3, a spread of 4.1 points.

How safe is Hazel Green for landlords?

Hazel Green carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Oak Lawn as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Hazel Green?

Hazel Green has 28,034 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Hazel Green

5.2 Mount Greenwood 8 tracts · pop 34,042 5.7 Clarkdale 8 tracts · pop 42,018 5.6 Morgan Park 3 tracts · pop 7,791 4.6 Beverly 3 tracts · pop 10,721 7.6 Placerdale 5 tracts · pop 17,167 5.1 Edelweiss in the Park 3 tracts · pop 14,419

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