3 census tracts · pop 14,513 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.8–5.7
Oak Park Arts District is a 3-tract neighborhood of Oak Park, IL and houses 14,513 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Against a Oak Park baseline of 27.5%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
21% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,210, 24% below the Oak Park average of $1,593. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Court records carry 891 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 6.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.8% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Oak Park. Only 27% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Hemingway District and Southtown.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Park Arts District vs Oak ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Park Arts District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
891Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
6.9%Peak year (2013)
3.91%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Park Arts District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.3%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility shutoff threat
15.7%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
22.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Park Arts District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Park Arts District?
Oak Park Arts District 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 Oak Park Arts District compare to Oak Park overall?
Oak Park Arts District scores 1.0 points lower than Oak Park overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,210 vs $1,593.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Park Arts District?
Average gross rent in Oak Park eviction risk Arts District is $1,210/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Park Arts District residents are renters?
27% of Oak Park Arts District households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Oak Park). The neighborhood has 14,513 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Park Arts District a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Park Arts District sits in the 39th 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 Oak Park Arts District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Park Arts District is census tract 17031814600 (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 Oak Park Arts District for landlords?
Oak Park eviction risk Arts District 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 Oak Park as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Park Arts District?
Oak Park Arts District has 13,777 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Hispanic / Latino (30.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
