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Census Tract · Ranked #61,465 of 84,120 nationally

Prospect Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031802608 · Cook County, IL · pop 6,009 · 46% of tract blocks fall in Prospect Heights

Census tract 17031802608 is in Prospect Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 6,009 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 31% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 19% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,491/month against a median household income of $94,583 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 12% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,896
Renter share16.9%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$94,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 4 tracts In Prospect Heights
Very Low
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank — 6th percentileBottomTop
#1,247 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank — 19th percentileBottomTop
#2,657 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank — 27th percentileBottomTop
#61,465 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Prospect Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.1009, -87.9489 · click any tract to drill in

Why Prospect Heights scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Prospect Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,491 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Prospect Heights
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Prospect Heights
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Prospect Heights
3.2

How Prospect Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Prospect Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 802608Prospect Heights: 5.25.2Prospect Heightsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

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)

  • 194Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 5.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.2%Peak (2015)
  • 23Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318026082001: 4 filings (1.71/100 renter HHs)2002: 11 filings (4.70/100 renter HHs)2003: 10 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2004: 10 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)2006: 9 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (4.75/100 renter HHs)2008: 19 filings (12.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 20 filings (13.57/100 renter HHs)2010: 15 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2011: 21 filings (6.60/100 renter HHs)2012: 14 filings (4.40/100 renter HHs)2013: 16 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2014: 11 filings (3.46/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (7.23/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 475% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031802608

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031802608?

Census tract 17031802608 in Prospect Heights scores 4.6/10 (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 17031802608?

Median gross rent is $1,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031802608?

6.9% of residents in tract 17031802608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,009.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031802608?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 62th, minority 35th, housing 40th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031802608?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031802608 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.76% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031802608 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031802608 compare to Prospect Heights overall?

Tract 17031802608 scores 4.6/10 — lower than the parent city of Prospect Heights at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Prospect Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Prospect Heights

Top eight tracts in Prospect Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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