Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
River West Eviction Risk: Lower , Chicago
Tract 17031243500 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,567 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 17031243500 sits in River West in Chicago eviction risk, Illinois eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,575 a month against an average household income of $169,198 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,440
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$169,198
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago and the region
Centroid at 41.8926, -87.6525 · click any tract to drill in
Why River West scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chicago
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$2,575 rent vs county FMR
9.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago
6.5
How River West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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
- 0%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)
- 275Total filings over 15 yrs
- 2.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2011)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 13.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River West
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Chicago eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cook County average of 5.7 and in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 275 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031243500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031243500?
Census tract 17031243500 in the River West neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 17031243500?
Median gross rent is $2,575/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031243500?
4.4% of residents in tract 17031243500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,567.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031243500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 2th, minority 52th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 17031243500 considered part of River West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031243500 fall within River West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031243500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 275 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031243500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.26% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031243500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031243500 compare to Chicago overall?
Tract 17031243500 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Chicago at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 17031243500 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. 0% 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.
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