Neighborhood · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Chicago Heights
Tract 17031800900 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 4,341 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 17031800900 covers the Indian Hill neighborhood of Chicago Heights, home to 4,341 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,435 a month while the average household earns $131,548 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 4%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,726
Renter share7.2%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$131,548
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
20th percentile
#9 of 11 tracts In Indian Hill
Low
Within parent city
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Chicago Heights
High
Within county
6th percentile
#1,251 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
12th percentile
#2,886 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.0735, -87.7528 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Hill scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chicago Heights
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$3,435 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago Heights
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago Heights
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago Heights
3.8
How Indian Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
7%Socioeconomic
65%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
4%Housing & transportation
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)
45Total filings over 13 yrs
2.13%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak (2001)
4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2015
Filings dropped 43% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Indian Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
4.7%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
10.3%Frequent mental distress
19.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Hill
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Heights, 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.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% 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 17031800900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031800900?
Census tract 17031800900 in the Indian Hill neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (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 17031800900?
Median gross rent is $3,435/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031800900?
6.3% of residents in tract 17031800900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,341.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031800900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 65th, minority 53th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 17031800900 considered part of Indian Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031800900 fall within Indian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031800900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 17031800900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.13% of renter households, peaking at 5.2% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031800900 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031800900 compare to Chicago Heights overall?
Tract 17031800900 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chicago Heights
Top eight tracts in Chicago Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.