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South Englewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicago

Tract 17031711200 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,869 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

South Englewood in Chicago anchors census tract 17031711200, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,117 a month while the average household earns $60,433 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 12% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$60,433

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In South Englewood
Very Low
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#413 of 792 tracts In Chicago
Moderate
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#470 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#660 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago and the region

Centroid at 41.7406, -87.6698 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Englewood scores 5.4

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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,117 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 South Englewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Englewood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 711200Chicago: 5.75.7Chicagoparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

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.

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)

  • 516Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 6.00%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.5%Peak (2001)
  • 37Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170317112002001: 45 filings (8.54/100 renter HHs)2002: 45 filings (8.54/100 renter HHs)2003: 34 filings (6.45/100 renter HHs)2004: 35 filings (6.64/100 renter HHs)2005: 29 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)2006: 19 filings (3.96/100 renter HHs)2007: 19 filings (3.96/100 renter HHs)2008: 38 filings (7.92/100 renter HHs)2009: 45 filings (9.38/100 renter HHs)2010: 25 filings (3.85/100 renter HHs)2011: 44 filings (5.98/100 renter HHs)2012: 31 filings (4.21/100 renter HHs)2013: 33 filings (4.48/100 renter HHs)2014: 37 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 37 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Englewood. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Englewood

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 516 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2001.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031711200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031711200?

Census tract 17031711200 in the South Englewood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 17031711200?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031711200?

12.2% of residents in tract 17031711200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,869.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031711200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 97th, minority 99th, housing 22th.
Q5

Is tract 17031711200 considered part of South Englewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031711200 fall within South Englewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031711200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 516 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031711200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.00% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031711200 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.2% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031711200 compare to Chicago overall?

Tract 17031711200 scores 5.4/10, 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 17031711200 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. 1% 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 Chicago

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

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