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Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Lawn Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17031822601 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,545 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Oak Lawn

Census tract 17031822601 covers part of Oak Lawn, IL, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,545. It sits 2.5 points below the Cook County average of 6.1.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share4.6%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$103,411

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 13 tracts In Oak Lawn
Moderate
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#1,168 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,423 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Lawn and the region

Centroid at 41.7090, -87.7538 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Lawn scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oak Lawn
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,421 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Lawn
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Lawn
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Lawn
6.1

How Oak Lawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oak Lawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 822601Oak Lawn: 4.64.6Oak Lawnparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 63Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.1%Peak (2013)
  • 7Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318226012001: 3 filings (3.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 2 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (1.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 2 filings (2.50/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (3.75/100 renter HHs)2007: 3 filings (3.75/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (6.25/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (8.75/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (3.85/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (1.90/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2013: 8 filings (5.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (4.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 7 filings (4.43/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 133% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Lawn

Cost burden runs 32% here against 45.6% across Cook County. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.8/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.5/10. Court records carry 63 eviction filings across 15 observed years.

The worst year on record was 2013, when 5.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 5% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5/10.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031822601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031822601?

Census tract 17031822601 in Oak Lawn scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 17031822601?

Median gross rent is $1,421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031822601?

7.8% of residents in tract 17031822601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,545.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031822601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 76th, minority 41th, housing 44th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031822601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 63 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031822601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.72% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 17031822601 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 17031822601 compare to Oak Lawn overall?

Tract 17031822601 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Oak Lawn at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Lawn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Lawn

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

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