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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

South Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hazel Crest

Tract 17031825503 · Cook County, IL · pop 7,559 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 17031825503 sits in the South Harvey area of Hazel Crest, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. Severe burden reaches 33%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,553
Renter share13.3%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$74,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In South Harvey
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Hazel Crest
Very Low
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#555 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#635 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hazel Crest and the region

Centroid at 41.5707, -87.6820 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Harvey scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hazel Crest
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,667 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hazel Crest
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hazel Crest
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hazel Crest
6.7

How South Harvey compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Harvey risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 825503Hazel Crest: 5.95.9Hazel Crestparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.15.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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)

  • 495Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 10.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.7%Peak (2014)
  • 49Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318255032001: 20 filings (9.88/100 renter HHs)2002: 22 filings (10.87/100 renter HHs)2003: 24 filings (11.86/100 renter HHs)2004: 22 filings (10.87/100 renter HHs)2005: 22 filings (7.94/100 renter HHs)2006: 15 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2007: 21 filings (7.57/100 renter HHs)2008: 36 filings (12.99/100 renter HHs)2009: 42 filings (15.15/100 renter HHs)2010: 33 filings (9.85/100 renter HHs)2011: 44 filings (10.43/100 renter HHs)2012: 39 filings (9.24/100 renter HHs)2013: 44 filings (10.43/100 renter HHs)2014: 62 filings (14.69/100 renter HHs)2015: 49 filings (11.61/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 145% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Harvey. 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 South Harvey

Average gross rent is $1,667, 26% above the Hazel Crest average. What pushes it up most is regional political climate at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Cost burden runs 50% here against 45.6% across Cook County. Court records carry 495 eviction filings across 15 observed years. SNAP participation runs 22.9% against 15.2% nationally.

It sits 0.7 points above the Cook County average of 6.1. Filings peaked in 2014 at 14.7% of renter households.

In a typical year about 10.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031825503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031825503?

Census tract 17031825503 in the South Harvey neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 17031825503?

Median gross rent is $1,667/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031825503?

18.4% of residents in tract 17031825503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,559.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031825503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 75th, minority 92th, housing 49th.
Q5

Is tract 17031825503 considered part of South Harvey?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031825503 fall within South Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031825503?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 495 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031825503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.59% of renter households, peaking at 14.7% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031825503 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031825503 compare to Hazel Crest overall?

Tract 17031825503 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Hazel Crest at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hazel Crest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hazel Crest

Top eight tracts in Hazel Crest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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