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Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 17031818402 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,198 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Westchester

Census tract 17031818402 is in Westchester, Illinois. It has a population of 3,198 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 46% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,685/month against a median household income of $96,092 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.0
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 12% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share25.0%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$96,092

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 4 tracts In Westchester
Very High
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank — 12th percentileBottomTop
#1,168 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#2,184 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
National
40 th percentile
Rank — 40th percentileBottomTop
#50,269 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westchester and the region

Centroid at 41.8519, -87.8919 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester scores 5.0

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
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,685 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 5.05.0This tracttract 818402Westchester: 4.74.7Westchesterparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

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)

  • 77Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 2.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.4%Peak (2011)
  • 8Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318184022001: 3 filings (0.91/100 renter HHs)2002: 4 filings (1.21/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (0.30/100 renter HHs)2005: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 3 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (4.71/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (3.06/100 renter HHs)2011: 11 filings (3.43/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (2.80/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (3.43/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (2.18/100 renter HHs)2015: 8 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 167% 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 17031818402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031818402?

Census tract 17031818402 in Westchester scores 5.0/10 (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 17031818402?

Median gross rent is $1,685/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031818402?

5.2% of residents in tract 17031818402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,198.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031818402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 68th, minority 62th, housing 38th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031818402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 77 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 17031818402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.17% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031818402 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.3% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031818402 compare to Westchester overall?

Tract 17031818402 scores 5.0/10 — higher 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westchester

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

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