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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago Heights

Tract 17031829302 · Cook County, IL · pop 3,291 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 17031829302 covers the Indian Hill neighborhood of Chicago Heights, home to 3,291 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #9,352 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,223 a month while the average household earns $51,725 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 32% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,005
Renter share61.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate37.9%
Median income$51,725

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 11 tracts In Indian Hill
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Chicago Heights
Very High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#168 of 1,331 tracts In Cook County
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#161 of 3,263 tracts In Illinois
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5049, -87.6663 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Hill scores 6.7

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
37.9% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$1,223 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Indian Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Indian Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 829302Chicago Heights: 5.35.3Chicago Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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)

  • 987Total filings over 15 yrs
  • 9.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak (2007)
  • 58Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 170318293022001: 51 filings (6.85/100 renter HHs)2002: 55 filings (7.38/100 renter HHs)2003: 60 filings (8.05/100 renter HHs)2004: 60 filings (8.05/100 renter HHs)2005: 71 filings (11.66/100 renter HHs)2006: 83 filings (13.63/100 renter HHs)2007: 85 filings (13.96/100 renter HHs)2008: 79 filings (12.97/100 renter HHs)2009: 78 filings (12.81/100 renter HHs)2010: 66 filings (9.04/100 renter HHs)2011: 73 filings (8.63/100 renter HHs)2012: 52 filings (6.15/100 renter HHs)2013: 45 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 71 filings (8.39/100 renter HHs)2015: 58 filings (6.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 15 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Indian Hill. 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 Indian Hill

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Chicago eviction risk Heights, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 987 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 9.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2007.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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.

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 17031829302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829302?

Census tract 17031829302 in the Indian Hill neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 17031829302?

Median gross rent is $1,223/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829302?

37.9% of residents in tract 17031829302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,291.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 70th, minority 90th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 17031829302 considered part of Indian Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829302 fall within Indian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 987 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.32% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 17031829302 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.5% 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. 22.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 17031829302 compare to Chicago Heights overall?

Tract 17031829302 scores 6.7/10, higher 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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