Neighborhood · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgeland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Oak Park

Tract 17031252000 · Cook County, IL · pop 6,308 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 17031252000 sits in the Ridgeland neighborhood of Oak Park, Illinois. It has a population of 6,308 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 48% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 29% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,030/month against a median household income of $30,103 — roughly 41% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 41% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units2,402

Renter share79.7%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate32.2%

Median income$30,103

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Park and the region

Centroid at 41.8837, -87.7699 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgeland scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Park

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

Illinois legislature & governorship

5.2

Economic stress

32.2% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$1,030 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Park

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Park

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Park

6.5

How Ridgeland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

90%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%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)

2,252Total filings over 15 yrs
8.27%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak (2001)
126Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings dropped 45% over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ridgeland. 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.

36.4%Housing insecurity
25.7%Utility-shutoff threat
47.2%Food insecurity
51.0%SNAP enrollment
22.1%Transit barriers
14.8%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031252000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031252000?

Census tract 17031252000 in the Ridgeland neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031252000?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031252000?

32.2% of residents in tract 17031252000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,308.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031252000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 96th, minority 93th, housing 93th.

Is tract 17031252000 considered part of Ridgeland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031252000 fall within Ridgeland (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031252000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,252 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031252000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.27% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031252000 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.4% 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. 25.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031252000 compare to Oak Park overall?

Tract 17031252000 scores 6.5/10 — higher than 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.

Was tract 17031252000 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. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Park

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