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Ridgewood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Western Springs

Tract 17031820101 · Cook County, IL · pop 7,998 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 17031820101 sits in the Ridgewood Park neighborhood of Western Springs, Illinois. It has a population of 7,998 and an eviction-risk score of 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,734/month against a median household income of $139,018 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units3,263
Renter share5.9%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$139,018

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgewood Park
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank — 33th percentileBottomTop
#3 of 4 tracts In Western Springs
Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank — 1th percentileBottomTop
#1,313 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
8 th percentile
Rank — 8th percentileBottomTop
#2,988 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Western Springs and the region

Centroid at 41.7762, -87.9034 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgewood Park scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Western Springs
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,734 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Western Springs
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Western Springs
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Western Springs
2.8

How Ridgewood Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ridgewood Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 820101Western Springs: 4.44.4Western Springsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 94Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2008)
  • 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318201012001: 2 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2002: 8 filings (7.55/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (0.94/100 renter HHs)2004: 3 filings (2.83/100 renter HHs)2005: 4 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (3.73/100 renter HHs)2007: 4 filings (2.48/100 renter HHs)2008: 12 filings (7.45/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.62/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (4.78/100 renter HHs)2011: 12 filings (5.04/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (4.20/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (3.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (1.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 15 months.
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 17031820101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031820101?

Census tract 17031820101 in the Ridgewood Park neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 17031820101?

Median gross rent is $1,734/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031820101?

3.7% of residents in tract 17031820101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,998.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031820101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 71th, minority 26th, housing 85th.

Q5

Is tract 17031820101 considered part of Ridgewood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031820101 fall within Ridgewood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031820101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031820101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.47% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031820101 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031820101 compare to Western Springs overall?

Tract 17031820101 scores 4.2/10 — right in line with the parent city of Western Springs at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Western Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Western Springs

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

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