Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally
West End Eviction Risk: Moderate , Evanston
Tract 17031819700 · Cook County, IL · pop 5,743 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 17031819700 sits in the West End neighborhood of Evanston, Illinois. It has a population of 5,743 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 78% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 78% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,157/month against a median household income of $210,819 — roughly 7% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,823
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$210,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Evanston and the region
Centroid at 41.8090, -87.8808 · click any tract to drill in
Why West End scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Evanston
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,157 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Evanston
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Evanston
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Evanston
4.7
How West End compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 22Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.7%Peak (2002)
- 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West End. 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.
- 4.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.6%Food insecurity
- 3.3%SNAP enrollment
- 3.2%Transit barriers
- 3.3%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 16.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031819700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031819700?
Census tract 17031819700 in the West End neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 17031819700?
Median gross rent is $1,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031819700?
3.1% of residents in tract 17031819700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,743.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031819700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 9th, minority 18th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 17031819700 considered part of West End?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031819700 fall within West End (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031819700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 17031819700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.15% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031819700 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.9% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031819700 compare to Evanston overall?
Tract 17031819700 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Evanston at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Evanston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Evanston
Top eight tracts in Evanston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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