Neighborhood · Ranked #10,224 of 84,120 nationally

Moreland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago

Tract 17031251100 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,544 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 17031251100 sits in the Moreland neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It has a population of 4,544 and an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). 56% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 37% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,102/month against a median household income of $40,584 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 27% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,704

Renter share62.2%

SVI overall0.98

Poverty rate30.3%

Median income$40,584

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.8986, -87.7520 · click any tract to drill in

Why Moreland scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

30.3% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$1,102 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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 Moreland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

89%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
87%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
100%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

986Total filings over 15 yrs
6.41%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak (2001)
67Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2001 — 2015

Filings dropped 32% over the past 15 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Moreland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

34.9%Housing insecurity
23.7%Utility-shutoff threat
45.9%Food insecurity
47.9%SNAP enrollment
21.3%Transit barriers
19.2%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
40.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 17031251100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031251100?

Census tract 17031251100 in the Moreland neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 17031251100?

Median gross rent is $1,102/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031251100?

30.3% of residents in tract 17031251100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,544.

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031251100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 99th, minority 99th, housing 87th.

Is tract 17031251100 considered part of Moreland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031251100 fall within Moreland (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031251100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 986 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031251100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.41% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 17031251100 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.9% 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. 23.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 17031251100 compare to Chicago overall?

Tract 17031251100 scores 6.5/10 — lower than the parent city of Chicago at 6.8/10. 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.

Was tract 17031251100 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.

Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Chicago ranked by composite eviction-risk score.