5 census tracts · pop 22,958 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5.2
Central Street Evanston is a 5-tract neighborhood of Wilmette, IL, population 22,958. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Wilmette baseline of 28.4%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10. 24% 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 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.2, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 271 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. 3.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The voucher gap is 13.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 3.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,004, close to the Wilmette average.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Central Street Evanston vs WilmetteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central Street Evanston
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
271Total filings (sum)
1.27%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2008)
1.20%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central Street Evanston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.0%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central Street Evanston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central Street Evanston?
Central Street Evanston scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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 Central Street Evanston compare to Wilmette overall?
Central Street Evanston scores 0.5 points lower than Wilmette overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,004 vs $1,978.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central Street Evanston?
Average gross rent in Central Street Evanston eviction risk is $2,004/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central Street Evanston residents are renters?
15% of Central Street Evanston households are renter-occupied (vs 12% in Wilmette). The neighborhood has 22,958 residents.
Q5
Is Central Street Evanston a high social-vulnerability area?
Central Street Evanston sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Central Street Evanston have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central Street Evanston is census tract 17031808900 (score 5.2/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Central Street Evanston for landlords?
Central Street Evanston eviction risk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wilmette as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central Street Evanston?
Central Street Evanston has 22,569 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%), Hispanic / Latino (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
