Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Berger Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dolton
Tract 17031825801 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,448 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 17031825801 runs through Berger in Dolton. With 3,448 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,201 a month against an average household income of $41,786 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,596
Renter share62.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate40.1%
Median income$41,786
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dolton and the region
Centroid at 41.6348, -87.5730 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berger scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dolton
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
40.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,201 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dolton
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dolton
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dolton
4.0
How Berger compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,468Total filings over 15 yrs
- 12.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.5%Peak (2014)
- 165Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 129% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Berger. 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.
- 35.6%Housing insecurity
- 27.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.8%Food insecurity
- 51.9%SNAP enrollment
- 22.2%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 20.6%Frequent mental distress
- 38.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berger
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dolton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cook County average of 5.7 and above the Illinois statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,468 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 12.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.5% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031825801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031825801?
Census tract 17031825801 in the Berger neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 17031825801?
Median gross rent is $1,201/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031825801?
40.1% of residents in tract 17031825801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,448.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031825801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 48th, minority 95th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 17031825801 considered part of Berger?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031825801 fall within Berger (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031825801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,468 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031825801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.78% of renter households, peaking at 23.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031825801 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.6% 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. 27.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031825801 compare to Dolton overall?
Tract 17031825801 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dolton at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dolton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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