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Graymoor Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chicago Heights

Tract 17031829301 · Cook County, IL · pop 4,080 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 17031829301 belongs to the Graymoor neighborhood of Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is home to 4,080 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 87% of renter households, a severe level, and 76% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,577 a month against an average household income of $88,750 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 1% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,374
Renter share8.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$88,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Graymoor
Very High
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Chicago Heights
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#726 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
Moderate
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,200 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5184, -87.6638 · click any tract to drill in

Why Graymoor scores 4.5

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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,577 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 4.54.5This tracttract 829301Chicago Heights: 5.35.3Chicago Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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)

  • 158Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 7.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak (2014)
  • 13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318293012001: 8 filings (8.42/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (6.32/100 renter HHs)2003: 7 filings (7.37/100 renter HHs)2004: 12 filings (12.63/100 renter HHs)2005: 8 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2006: 5 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2007: 7 filings (3.89/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 11 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2010: 9 filings (6.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 13 filings (7.30/100 renter HHs)2012: 14 filings (7.87/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (7.87/100 renter HHs)2014: 20 filings (11.24/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (7.30/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 63% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Graymoor

What moves this score most is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Chicago eviction risk Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 Black and White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 158 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.2% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 17031829301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829301?

Census tract 17031829301 in the Graymoor neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 17031829301?

Median gross rent is $1,577/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829301?

9.0% of residents in tract 17031829301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,080.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 60th, minority 74th, housing 26th.
Q5

Is tract 17031829301 considered part of Graymoor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829301 fall within Graymoor (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 158 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.05% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031829301 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.6% 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. 11.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031829301 compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Tract 17031829301 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 5.3/10. 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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