3 census tracts · pop 11,315 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5–5.4
South Park takes in 3 census tracts of Aurora, IL, population 11,315. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 28.2% citywide, putting South Park 18.0% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 31.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,321, 17% below the Aurora average of $1,596.
Court records carry 162 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 12.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2011, is well off that peak. That places it #2 of 9 neighborhoods in Aurora.
For a like-for-like read, Exposition View and Scraper-Moecherville score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
South Park vs AuroraHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
162Total filings (sum)
5.25%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2009)
2.72%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.8%Housing insecurity
16.6%Utility shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
33.2%SNAP enrollment
28.8%No health insurance
36.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Park?
South Park scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 South Park compare to Aurora overall?
South Park scores 1.3 points higher than Aurora overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,321 vs $1,596.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Park?
Average gross rent in South Park is $1,321/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Park residents are renters?
37% of South Park households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Aurora). The neighborhood has 11,315 residents.
Q5
Is South Park a high social-vulnerability area?
South Park sits in the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Park is census tract 17089854200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is South Park for landlords?
South Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Aurora as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Park?
South Park has 11,037 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (78.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (16%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
