Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,320 of 84,120 nationally
Hemingway District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oak Park
Tract 17031812301 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,184 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 17031812301 sits in the Hemingway District neighborhood of Oak Park, Illinois. It has a population of 5,184 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 43% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,364/month against a median household income of $93,190 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units3,286
Renter share68.3%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$93,190
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Oak Park and the region
Centroid at 41.8891, -87.7985 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hemingway District scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Oak Park
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,364 rent vs county FMR
8.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oak Park
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oak Park
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oak Park
4.6
How Hemingway District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 60%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 23%Grade B
- 76%Grade C
- 1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 593Total filings over 15 yrs
- 3.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.2%Peak (2011)
- 30Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hemingway District. 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 12.2%Frequent mental distress
- 19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031812301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031812301?
Census tract 17031812301 in the Hemingway District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 17031812301?
Median gross rent is $2,364/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031812301?
5.5% of residents in tract 17031812301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,184.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031812301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 48th, minority 60th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 17031812301 considered part of Hemingway District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031812301 fall within Hemingway District (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031812301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 593 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031812301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.84% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031812301 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031812301 compare to Oak Park overall?
Tract 17031812301 scores 5.6/10 — right in line with the parent city of Oak Park at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031812301 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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Top eight tracts in Oak Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ridgeland
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ridgeland
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Southtown
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Ridgeland
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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