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Neighborhood · Oak Park, IL

Hemingway District Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,479 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.8–5.2

Hemingway District spans 2 census tracts of Oak Park, IL, population 8,479. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. At $2,205 a month, rents sit 38% over what the rest of Oak Park commands.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. The voucher gap is 25.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Against a Oak Park baseline of 27.5%, 33% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Disability prevalence reaches 18.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 623 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.5/10.

SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 4 neighborhoods in Oak Park.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hemingway District vs Oak Park How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
32.7% +19%
Oak Park: 27.5%
Average gross rent
$2,205 +38%
Oak Park: $1,593
Average HH income
$154,128 +43%
Oak Park: $108,026
Poverty rate
4.7% -30%
Oak Park: 6.7%
Renter share
45.6% +14%
Oak Park: 40.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hemingway District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.8–5.2

Why Hemingway District scores 5

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 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Rent control risk
33% of income on rent · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
46% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Economic stress
4.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.4 across tracts
1.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 6.1–8.4 across tracts
7.5
Risk score comparison

Hemingway District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Hemingway District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Hemingway District: 5.05.0Hemingway DistrictNeighborhoodParent city: 6.26.2Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Hemingway District

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
17031812301 5.2 5,184 43% $2,364
17031812400 4.8 3,295 17% $1,956
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 36

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 16%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 40%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hemingway District

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 623Total filings (sum)
  • 2.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak year (2013)
  • 1.90%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hemingway District

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

Frequently asked

About Hemingway District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Hemingway District?

Hemingway District scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Hemingway District compare to Oak Park overall?

Hemingway District scores 1.2 points lower than Oak Park overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,205 vs $1,593.
Q3

What is the average rent in Hemingway District?

Average gross rent in Hemingway District is $2,205/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Hemingway District residents are renters?

46% of Hemingway District households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Oak Park). The neighborhood has 8,479 residents.
Q5

Is Hemingway District a high social-vulnerability area?

Hemingway District sits in the 36th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Hemingway District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hemingway District is census tract 17031812301 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.2, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Hemingway District for landlords?

Hemingway District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Park as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Hemingway District?

Hemingway District has 8,757 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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