Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Niles Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 17031805401 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,618 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Niles
The Moderate-tier score of 4.5/10 for census tract 17031805401 reflects conditions in Niles, Illinois. That is riskier than roughly 23% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,273 a month while the average household earns $131,019 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,584
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$131,019
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Niles and the region
Centroid at 42.0331, -87.8260 · click any tract to drill in
Why Niles scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Niles
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,273 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Niles
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Niles
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Niles
6.0
How Niles compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 69Total filings over 14 yrs
- 1.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.1%Peak (2009)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 150% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Niles
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Niles, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cook County average of 5.7 and below the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031805401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031805401?
Census tract 17031805401 in Niles scores 1.7/10 (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 17031805401?
Median gross rent is $1,273/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031805401?
2.5% of residents in tract 17031805401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,618.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031805401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 34th, minority 53th, housing 7th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031805401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031805401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.62% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 17031805401 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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.
Q7
How does tract 17031805401 compare to Niles overall?
Tract 17031805401 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Niles at 5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Niles; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Niles
Top eight tracts in Niles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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