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Graymoor Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicago Heights

Tract 17031828801 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,892 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 17031828801 sits in the Graymoor neighborhood of Chicago Heights, Illinois. It has a population of 4,892 and an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). 32% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 5% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,966/month against a median household income of $117,095 — roughly 20% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 7% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,840
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$117,095

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Graymoor
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#9 of 9 tracts In Chicago Heights
Very Low
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank — 26th percentileBottomTop
#982 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Low
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank — 52th percentileBottomTop
#1,553 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5343, -87.6617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Graymoor scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chicago Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.5
State political climate
Illinois legislature & governorship
5.2
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,966 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chicago Heights
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chicago Heights
8.0

How Graymoor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Graymoor risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 828801Chicago Heights: 6.56.5Chicago Heightsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.45.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 53

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 170Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 7.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.0%Peak (2013)
  • 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 — 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318288012001: 7 filings (5.83/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (10.83/100 renter HHs)2003: 4 filings (3.33/100 renter HHs)2004: 11 filings (9.17/100 renter HHs)2005: 12 filings (12.90/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (10.75/100 renter HHs)2007: 9 filings (9.68/100 renter HHs)2008: 5 filings (5.38/100 renter HHs)2009: 12 filings (12.90/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (7.23/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (2.93/100 renter HHs)2012: 13 filings (4.76/100 renter HHs)2013: 19 filings (6.96/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (6.96/100 renter HHs)2015: 16 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 129% over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Graymoor. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031828801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031828801?

Census tract 17031828801 in the Graymoor neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 17031828801?

Median gross rent is $1,966/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031828801?

8.3% of residents in tract 17031828801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,892.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031828801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 91th, minority 73th, housing 36th.

Q5

Is tract 17031828801 considered part of Graymoor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031828801 fall within Graymoor (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031828801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 170 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031828801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.70% of renter households, peaking at 7.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 17031828801 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 17031828801 compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Tract 17031828801 scores 5.4/10 — lower than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chicago eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chicago Heights

Top eight tracts in Chicago Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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