Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
South Harvey Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hazel Crest
Tract 17031827600 · Cook County, IL · pop 2,884 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 7.8/10, tract 17031827600 in the South Harvey area of Markham, IL reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,884 residents. 60% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units956
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate21.4%
Median income$45,064
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hazel Crest and the region
Centroid at 41.5920, -87.6641 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Harvey scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
21.4% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$1,854 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hazel Crest
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hazel Crest
6.2
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: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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)
- 294Total filings over 15 yrs
- 6.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2014)
- 15Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% 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.
- 33.2%Housing insecurity
- 24.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.8%Food insecurity
- 48.0%SNAP enrollment
- 20.5%Transit barriers
- 13.5%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 40.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Harvey
92% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Cook County average of 45.6%. Food insecurity runs 43.8% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 48.0% against 15.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average income of $45,064 and the ratio lands at 49%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes it up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10. It sits 1.7 points above the Cook County average of 6.1.
Running hot, local political climate reads 7.8/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 294 eviction filings across 15 observed years.
At $1,854 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Markham commands. Filings peaked in 2014 at 6.4% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.3% of renter households face a filing.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031827600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031827600?
Census tract 17031827600 in the South Harvey neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 17031827600?
Median gross rent is $1,854/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 92% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031827600?
21.4% of residents in tract 17031827600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,884.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031827600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 93th, minority 100th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 17031827600 considered part of South Harvey?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031827600 fall within South Harvey (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031827600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 294 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031827600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.31% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031827600 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.2% 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. 24.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031827600 compare to Hazel Crest overall?
Tract 17031827600 scores 7.8/10, 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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