Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,256 of 84,120 nationally
Brook Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palos Heights
Tract 17031823903 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,568 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 17031823903 sits in the Brook Lane neighborhood of Palos Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 4,568 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 40% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,404/month against a median household income of $133,654 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,704
Renter share4.3%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$133,654
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palos Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.6612, -87.8181 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brook Lane scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palos Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,404 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palos Heights
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palos Heights
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palos Heights
4.8
How Brook Lane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
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)
- 54Total filings over 14 yrs
- 6.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.5%Peak (2013)
- 7Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Brook Lane. 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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.8%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 13.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031823903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031823903?
Census tract 17031823903 in the Brook Lane neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 17031823903?
Median gross rent is $2,404/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031823903?
3.4% of residents in tract 17031823903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031823903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 37th, minority 18th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 17031823903 considered part of Brook Lane?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031823903 fall within Brook Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031823903?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031823903 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.31% of renter households, peaking at 14.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031823903 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031823903 compare to Palos Heights overall?
Tract 17031823903 scores 5.1/10 — right in line with the parent city of Palos Heights at 5.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palos Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palos Heights
Top eight tracts in Palos Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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