South Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hazel Crest
Tract 17031827500 ·
Cook County, IL · pop 4,389 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 17031827500 covers part of the South Harvey area of Harvey, IL, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,389 residents. Cost burden runs 31% here against 45.6% across Cook County.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 22%Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,457
Renter share31.6%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$61,165
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In South Harvey
High
Within parent city
0th percentile
#7 of 7 tracts In Hazel Crest
Very Low
Within county
71th percentile
#388 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Elevated
Within state
88th percentile
#402 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hazel Crest and the region
Centroid at 41.5925, -87.6385 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Harvey scores 7.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hazel Crest
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,104 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hazel Crest
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hazel Crest
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hazel Crest
8.6
How South Harvey compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
88%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
94%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)
540Total filings over 15 yrs
5.13%Avg annual filing rate
9.1%Peak (2004)
28Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2015
Filings dropped 42% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Harvey. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
30.1%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
37.7%Food insecurity
33.3%SNAP enrollment
16.6%Transit barriers
23.0%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
35.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Harvey
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.3/10. SNAP participation runs 33.3% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.5 points above the Cook County average of 6.1.
Adults with no health insurance runs 23.0% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 540 eviction filings across 15 observed years.
Average gross rent is $1,104, 15% above the Harvey average. Filings peaked in 2004 at 9.1% of renter households.
In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.4/10.
Statewide the IL average is 5.1, so this tract runs 2.5 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031827500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031827500?
Census tract 17031827500 in the South Harvey neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (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 17031827500?
Median gross rent is $1,104/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031827500?
16.9% of residents in tract 17031827500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,389.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031827500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 89th, minority 94th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 17031827500 considered part of South Harvey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031827500 fall within South Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031827500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 540 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031827500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.13% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031827500 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.1% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031827500 compare to Hazel Crest overall?
Tract 17031827500 scores 7.6/10, 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.