Eviction Risk in Cooper Park , Springfield
1 census tracts · pop 4,481 · pop-weighted composite 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5
Cooper Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Springfield with 1 census tract and a population of 4,481 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 10% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,001/month sits 4% higher than the Springfield citywide median ($964).
Cooper Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Cooper Park vs Springfield
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,847 residents across all tracts in Cooper Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 18.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 69.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 2.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
- Other / Multiracial 6.7%
1 tracts in Cooper Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29077002200 | 4.5 | 4,481 | 37% | $1,001 |
CDC SVI percentile: 79
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Cooper Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 711Total filings (sum)
- 6.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak year (2017)
- 7.37%Latest filed (2017)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cooper Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 15.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 18.1%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%No health insurance
- 39.8%Any disability
About Cooper Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Cooper Park?
Cooper Park scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Cooper Park compare to Springfield overall?
Cooper Park scores 0.4 points higher than Springfield overall (4.1/10). Rent burden: 37% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,001 vs $964.
What is the median rent in Cooper Park?
Median gross rent in Cooper Park is $1,001/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Cooper Park residents are renters?
55% of Cooper Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Springfield). The neighborhood has 4,481 residents.
Is Cooper Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Cooper Park sits in the 79th 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.