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Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Riverview Eviction Risk: Lower , Des Plaines

Tract 17031806502 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,973 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

For landlords sizing up the Riverview area of Des Plaines, census tract 17031806502 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,506 a month against an average household income of $80,682 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 5% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,426
Renter share11.4%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$80,682

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 13 tracts In Riverview
Elevated
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 16 tracts In Des Plaines
Elevated
Within county
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,123 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#2,360 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Des Plaines and the region

Centroid at 42.0165, -87.8783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverview scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Des Plaines
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,506 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Des Plaines
4.1

How Riverview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverview risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 806502Des Plaines: 4.74.7Des Plainesparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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

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)

  • 101Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 3.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.7%Peak (2014)
  • 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318065022001: 7 filings (3.30/100 renter HHs)2002: 7 filings (3.30/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2004: 6 filings (2.83/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)2007: 2 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2008: 9 filings (6.21/100 renter HHs)2009: 3 filings (2.07/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (2.86/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (4.63/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 21 filings (9.72/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (2.31/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverview. 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 Riverview

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty 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 Des Plaines eviction risk, 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 in line with the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031806502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031806502?

Census tract 17031806502 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 17031806502?

Median gross rent is $1,506/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031806502?

6.4% of residents in tract 17031806502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,973.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031806502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 38th, minority 64th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 17031806502 considered part of Riverview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031806502 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031806502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 101 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031806502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.44% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031806502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031806502 compare to Des Plaines overall?

Tract 17031806502 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Des Plaines at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Des Plaines eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Des Plaines

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

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