Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,465 of 84,120 nationally
Brook Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Palos Heights
Tract 17031823904 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,961 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 17031823904 sits in the Brook Lane neighborhood of Palos Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 3,961 and an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). 23% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 7% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,783/month against a median household income of $105,500 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$105,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palos Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.6578, -87.8045 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brook Lane scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palos Heights
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,783 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palos Heights
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palos Heights
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palos Heights
4.6
How Brook Lane 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.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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)
- 38Total filings over 14 yrs
- 4.77%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak (2014)
- 4Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Brook Lane. 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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 17031823904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031823904?
Census tract 17031823904 in the Brook Lane neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 17031823904?
Median gross rent is $1,783/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031823904?
6.6% of residents in tract 17031823904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,961.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031823904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 47th, minority 20th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 17031823904 considered part of Brook Lane?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031823904 fall within Brook Lane (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031823904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 17031823904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.77% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031823904 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031823904 compare to Palos Heights overall?
Tract 17031823904 scores 4.6/10 — lower than the parent city of Palos Heights at 5.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palos Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palos Heights
Top eight tracts in Palos Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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