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Census Tract · Ranked #66,099 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031818200 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,655

Census tract 17031818200 is in Westchester, Illinois. It has a population of 4,655 and an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). 29% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 4% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,665/month against a median household income of $110,391 — roughly 18% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 10% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,907
Renter share14.3%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$110,391

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 4 tracts In Westchester
Elevated
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank — 3th percentileBottomTop
#1,290 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank — 13th percentileBottomTop
#2,843 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank — 21th percentileBottomTop
#66,099 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westchester and the region

Centroid at 41.8635, -87.8751 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Westchester
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,665 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westchester
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westchester
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westchester
3.3

How Westchester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westchester risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 818200Westchester: 4.74.7Westchesterparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

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.

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)

  • 163Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 4.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2014)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318182002001: 11 filings (4.74/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2003: 9 filings (3.88/100 renter HHs)2004: 7 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2005: 12 filings (6.78/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (1.69/100 renter HHs)2007: 6 filings (3.39/100 renter HHs)2008: 13 filings (7.34/100 renter HHs)2009: 6 filings (3.39/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)2011: 7 filings (2.36/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.72/100 renter HHs)2013: 15 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)2014: 23 filings (7.77/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (5.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 36% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

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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 17031818200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031818200?

Census tract 17031818200 in Westchester scores 4.4/10 (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 17031818200?

Median gross rent is $1,665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031818200?

7.6% of residents in tract 17031818200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,655.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031818200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 26th, minority 75th, housing 17th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031818200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 163 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031818200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.56% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031818200 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031818200 compare to Westchester overall?

Tract 17031818200 scores 4.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Westchester at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westchester; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q8

Was tract 17031818200 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 Westchester

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

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