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

Prospect Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031802609 · Cook County, IL · pop 6,414

Census tract 17031802609 is in Prospect Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 6,414 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 30% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,423/month against a median household income of $69,446 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 40% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units2,725
Renter share58.0%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$69,446

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 4 tracts In Prospect Heights
Low
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank — 6th percentileBottomTop
#1,248 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 42.1054, -87.8997 · 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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,423 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 802609Prospect Heights: 5.25.2Prospect Heightsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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)

  • 500Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.7%Peak (2009)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318026092001: 26 filings (4.37/100 renter HHs)2002: 26 filings (4.37/100 renter HHs)2003: 16 filings (2.69/100 renter HHs)2004: 14 filings (2.35/100 renter HHs)2005: 22 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2006: 28 filings (5.31/100 renter HHs)2007: 37 filings (7.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 59 filings (11.18/100 renter HHs)2009: 67 filings (12.70/100 renter HHs)2010: 39 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2011: 41 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 41 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2013: 37 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2014: 32 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (1.30/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 42% 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 17031802609

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031802609?

Census tract 17031802609 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 17031802609?

Median gross rent is $1,423/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031802609?

7.4% of residents in tract 17031802609 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,414.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031802609?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 36th, minority 71th, housing 49th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031802609?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 500 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031802609 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.79% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031802609 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031802609 compare to Prospect Heights overall?

Tract 17031802609 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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