Within neighborhood
40
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chicago Heights
Tract 17031829401 · Cook County, IL · pop 948 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 17031829401 sits in the Indian Hill area of Chicago eviction risk Heights, IL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. Against Cook County at 45.6%, 71% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units308
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$54,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chicago Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.4969, -87.6598 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Hill scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$744 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Indian Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 94%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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)
- 165Total filings over 15 yrs
- 7.32%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.1%Peak (2010)
- 11Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 21% 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.
- 26.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.8%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.0%Transit barriers
- 13.6%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Hill
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
At $744 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Chicago Heights commands. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8/10. SNAP participation runs 29.0% against 15.2% nationally.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Court records carry 165 eviction filings across 15 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 9.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 7.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.4/10. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $54,875, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 17031829401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 17031829401?
Census tract 17031829401 in the Indian Hill neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (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 17031829401?
Median gross rent is $744/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 17031829401?
10.1% of residents in tract 17031829401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 948.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 17031829401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 94th, minority 100th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 17031829401 considered part of Indian Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 17031829401 fall within Indian Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 17031829401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 165 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 17031829401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.32% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 17031829401 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.4% 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. 15.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 17031829401 compare to Chicago Heights overall?
Tract 17031829401 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Chicago Heights at 6.2/10. 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.
Tract · IL
Indian Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Indian Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Indian Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Indian Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Indian Hill
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · IL
Holbrook
6
/ 10 · Elevated
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Graymoor
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · IL
Graymoor
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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