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Census Tract · Ranked #76,143 of 84,120 nationally

Westchester Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 17031818500 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,693 · 87% of tract blocks fall in Westchester

Census tract 17031818500 is in Westchester, Illinois. It has a population of 5,693 and an eviction-risk score of 3.8/10 (Lower tier). 12% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,742/month against a median household income of $104,424 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 5% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,391
Renter share5.2%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$104,424

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#4 of 4 tracts In Westchester
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#1,330 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank — 2th percentileBottomTop
#3,184 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
National
10 th percentile
Rank — 10th percentileBottomTop
#76,143 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westchester and the region

Centroid at 41.8407, -87.8984 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester scores 3.8

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
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,742 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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: 3.83.8This tracttract 818500Westchester: 4.74.7Westchesterparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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)

  • 74Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 5.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.2%Peak (2015)
  • 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318185002001: 5 filings (7.32/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (2.93/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (4.39/100 renter HHs)2005: 5 filings (9.90/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (1.98/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (3.96/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (9.90/100 renter HHs)2009: 6 filings (11.88/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (4.92/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (6.50/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (4.07/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (4.88/100 renter HHs)2014: 4 filings (3.25/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (12.20/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 200% 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 17031818500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031818500?

Census tract 17031818500 in Westchester scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 17031818500?

Median gross rent is $1,742/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031818500?

2.8% of residents in tract 17031818500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,693.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031818500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 72th, minority 34th, housing 17th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031818500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 74 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031818500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.97% of renter households, peaking at 12.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

What share of households in tract 17031818500 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 17031818500 compare to Westchester overall?

Tract 17031818500 scores 3.8/10 — 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westchester

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

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