Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Edelweiss in the Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Palos Hills
Tract 17031823806 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 4,203 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 7/10, tract 17031823806 in the Edelweiss in the Park area of Worth, IL reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,203 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.3/10.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 17%Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,791
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$63,843
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Edelweiss in the Park
Very High
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Palos Hills
Very Low
Within county
61th percentile
#518 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
82th percentile
#578 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palos Hills and the region
Centroid at 41.6871, -87.8045 · click any tract to drill in
Why Edelweiss in the Park scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palos Hills
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palos Hills
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palos Hills
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palos Hills
8.0
How Edelweiss in the Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
74%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
14%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
352Total filings over 15 yrs
4.06%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak (2013)
21Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2015
Filings dropped 25% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Edelweiss in the Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.8%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
15.4%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Edelweiss in the Park
19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8/10.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. Against the Cook County average of 6.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Court records carry 352 eviction filings across 15 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2013, when 5.8% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Chicago. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 49% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Average gross rent is $1,115, close to the Worth average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031823806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031823806?
Census tract 17031823806 in the Edelweiss in the Park neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 17031823806?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031823806?
12.7% of residents in tract 17031823806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,203.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031823806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 59th, minority 41th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 17031823806 considered part of Edelweiss in the Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031823806 fall within Edelweiss in the Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031823806?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 352 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031823806 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.06% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031823806 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031823806 compare to Palos Hills overall?
Tract 17031823806 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Palos Hills at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palos Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031823806 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 14% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palos Hills
Top eight tracts in Palos Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.