Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
North Edgebrook Eviction Risk: Lower , Niles
Tract 17031808100 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,837 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 17031808100 reflects conditions in the North Edgebrook area of Niles, Illinois. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,271 a month while the average household earns $50,974 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,799
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$50,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Niles and the region
Centroid at 42.0113, -87.7900 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Edgebrook scores 3.9
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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,271 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 North Edgebrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%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.
- 1%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 4%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
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)
- 65Total filings over 14 yrs
- 1.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2007)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Edgebrook. 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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 9.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 11.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Edgebrook
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 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 65 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2007.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031808100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031808100?
Census tract 17031808100 in the North Edgebrook neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 17031808100?
Median gross rent is $1,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031808100?
12.5% of residents in tract 17031808100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,837.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031808100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 81th, minority 33th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 17031808100 considered part of North Edgebrook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031808100 fall within North Edgebrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031808100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 65 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031808100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.37% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031808100 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031808100 compare to Niles overall?
Tract 17031808100 scores 3.9/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 17031808100 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
Highest-risk tracts in Niles
Top eight tracts in Niles ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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