7 census tracts · pop 29,767 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 4.8–8.1
Ridgeland takes in 7 census tracts of Oak Park, IL and houses 29,767 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 27.5% citywide, putting Ridgeland 23.2% over its own city.
Scores across the 7 constituent tracts range from 4.8 to 8.1. A 3.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 28% 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 main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
Average gross rent is $1,135, 29% below the Oak Park average of $1,593. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filings are well documented here: 5,678 across 7 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 25.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 12.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in Oak Park. For a like-for-like read, Southtown and Oak Park Arts District score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgeland vs Oak ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgeland
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,678Total filings (sum)
5.17%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak year (2014)
5.16%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgeland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.4%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
27.8%Food insecurity
28.1%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
29.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgeland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgeland?
Ridgeland scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 Ridgeland compare to Oak Park overall?
Ridgeland scores 0.7 points higher than Oak Park overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,135 vs $1,593.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgeland?
Average gross rent in Ridgeland is $1,135/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgeland residents are renters?
55% of Ridgeland households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Oak Park). The neighborhood has 29,767 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgeland a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgeland sits in the 67th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Ridgeland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ridgeland is census tract 17031252000 (score 8.1/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 8.1, a spread of 3.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Ridgeland for landlords?
Ridgeland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgeland?
Ridgeland has 28,463 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (53.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.4%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
