1 census tracts · pop 7,998 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ridgewood Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Western Springs, IL, population 7,998. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.1/10. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The filing record is not thin: 94 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Cost burden runs 28% against 23.6% citywide, putting Ridgewood Park 4.8% over its own city. Food insecurity affects 7.2% of adults, 10.6 points below the national rate.
Average gross rent is $1,734, 14% below the Western Springs average of $2,006. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.8/10.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 7.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgewood Park vs Western SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgewood Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
94Total filings (sum)
3.47%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2008)
1.68%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgewood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgewood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgewood Park?
Ridgewood Park scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Ridgewood Park compare to Western Springs overall?
Ridgewood Park scores 1.0 points lower than Western Springs overall (4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,734 vs $2,006.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgewood Park?
Average gross rent in Ridgewood Park is $1,734/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgewood Park residents are renters?
6% of Ridgewood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 4% in Western Springs). The neighborhood has 7,998 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgewood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgewood Park sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ridgewood Park for landlords?
Ridgewood Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Western Springs as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgewood Park?
Ridgewood Park has 7,754 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
