Illinois law allows back rent to be included in an eviction court case, and while only a claim and not proven, the amount sought is generally considered to be an acceptable proxy for back rent owed. Eviction case filings do not distinguish between tenants who could not pay their rent and those who legally withheld their rent (for repairs or other allowed reasons). This distinction may only come to light if tenants are able to assert their rights in court.

Back Rent Sought (median) presented with eviction filing rate. Select "2010" to display 2010 values, "2019" for 2019 values, or "Avg" to display 10-year averages (this is the default display).

Ward 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Ward
Ward 1 $2369 $2040 $1762 $1925 $2029 $2552 $1856 $2650 $2520 $2560 Ward 1
Ward 10 $1774 $1950 $1650 $1800 $1875 $1800 $1800 $2250 $2400 $2500 Ward 10
Ward 11 $2376 $2286 $2325 $1975 $2275 $2542 $2895 $2753 $3026 $3391 Ward 11
Ward 12 $1702 $1800 $1600 $1585 $2050 $1600 $1800 $1800 $1690 $2225 Ward 12
Ward 13 $1847 $1900 $2440 $2630 $2139 $2316 $2370 $2865 $2850 $2500 Ward 13
Ward 14 $1800 $1810 $1500 $1670 $1933 $1800 $1950 $2000 $1896 $2000 Ward 14
Ward 15 $1612 $1800 $1850 $1900 $1800 $1650 $1800 $2100 $2100 $1863 Ward 15
Ward 16 $1875 $1800 $2000 $1800 $1800 $1782 $1835 $1973 $1952 $2020 Ward 16
Ward 17 $1650 $1828 $1650 $1700 $1600 $1630 $1650 $1846 $1957 $2175 Ward 17
Ward 18 $2383 $2445 $2430 $2410 $3195 $2545 $2459 $2475 $2550 $2500 Ward 18
Ward 19 $1963 $1753 $1712 $2340 $2608 $2367 $2300 $2655 $2242 $2655 Ward 19
Ward 2 $2352 $2527 $2373 $3028 $2800 $2988 $2950 $2895 $3826 $3575 Ward 2
Ward 20 $1719 $1770 $1800 $1854 $1950 $1715 $1800 $1950 $2000 $2243 Ward 20
Ward 21 $1685 $1950 $1658 $1715 $1670 $1670 $1761 $1843 $2095 $2321 Ward 21
Ward 22 $1496 $1600 $1740 $1745 $1650 $1600 $1950 $1800 $1825 $2000 Ward 22
Ward 23 $1600 $1630 $1977 $1900 $1743 $2039 $1900 $1974 $1800 $1800 Ward 23
Ward 24 $1790 $2000 $1850 $2038 $2200 $2000 $2200 $2020 $2067 $2232 Ward 24
Ward 25 $1993 $2500 $2550 $2000 $1900 $1911 $2250 $2559 $3374 $3500 Ward 25
Ward 26 $1745 $2000 $1820 $1975 $1950 $1702 $2190 $2015 $2087 $2329 Ward 26
Ward 27 $1950 $1656 $1670 $1565 $1713 $1511 $1800 $2400 $2099 $2126 Ward 27
Ward 28 $1800 $1950 $1800 $1607 $1670 $1604 $1803 $1800 $2106 $2164 Ward 28
Ward 29 $2000 $1787 $1675 $1764 $1779 $1700 $1850 $1915 $1886 $1984 Ward 29
Ward 3 $2298 $2462 $1962 $1988 $1859 $1967 $2264 $2597 $2500 $2872 Ward 3
Ward 30 $2000 $1750 $2067 $2195 $2100 $2090 $2220 $2535 $2600 $2645 Ward 30
Ward 31 $2000 $2100 $1950 $1850 $1930 $1823 $2207 $2170 $2412 $2400 Ward 31
Ward 32 $2397 $2460 $2646 $2595 $2987 $3281 $3525 $3506 $3125 $3535 Ward 32
Ward 33 $2240 $2187 $2291 $2100 $2100 $2067 $2700 $2235 $2300 $2605 Ward 33
Ward 34 $2200 $2248 $2258 $2062 $2125 $2647 $2300 $2850 $2400 $2760 Ward 34
Ward 35 $1902 $2100 $1938 $1933 $1910 $2112 $2125 $2250 $2580 $2500 Ward 35
Ward 36 $2001 $2240 $1954 $2242 $2184 $1825 $2154 $2350 $2700 $2405 Ward 36
Ward 37 $1742 $1650 $1730 $1822 $1700 $1752 $1780 $1840 $1848 $2000 Ward 37
Ward 38 $2300 $2300 $2165 $2202 $2400 $2001 $2750 $2400 $3449 $2639 Ward 38
Ward 39 $2409 $2135 $2040 $2032 $1905 $2360 $2400 $2287 $2500 $2878 Ward 39
Ward 4 $1467 $1400 $1554 $1584 $1705 $1801 $2106 $2250 $2112 $2376 Ward 4
Ward 40 $2340 $2480 $2400 $2595 $2310 $2555 $2422 $2840 $3186 $2734 Ward 40
Ward 41 $2100 $2306 $2257 $1934 $1947 $2277 $2211 $3026 $3000 $2400 Ward 41
Ward 42 $3312 $3374 $3583 $3836 $3803 $3920 $4089 $4623 $4740 $4733 Ward 42
Ward 43 $2415 $2830 $2684 $2853 $2791 $3367 $2964 $3378 $4071 $3357 Ward 43
Ward 44 $1935 $1905 $2100 $2117 $2281 $3109 $2940 $3421 $3170 $2998 Ward 44
Ward 45 $2350 $2100 $2147 $1890 $2000 $2065 $2415 $2415 $2260 $2500 Ward 45
Ward 46 $1850 $2193 $1810 $1604 $1860 $2084 $2307 $2404 $2609 $2269 Ward 46
Ward 47 $2260 $2246 $2276 $2250 $1944 $2100 $2494 $2526 $2493 $2941 Ward 47
Ward 48 $2488 $2605 $2000 $1831 $1938 $2228 $2244 $2459 $2380 $2325 Ward 48
Ward 49 $2198 $2165 $2062 $2025 $2052 $2123 $2157 $2275 $2384 $2445 Ward 49
Ward 5 $1833 $1865 $1777 $1871 $1873 $1905 $2240 $2226 $2355 $2529 Ward 5
Ward 50 $2652 $2880 $2509 $2367 $2597 $2667 $2685 $2710 $2842 $2700 Ward 50
Ward 6 $1750 $1770 $1593 $1706 $1825 $1725 $1862 $1950 $2000 $2228 Ward 6
Ward 7 $1950 $1750 $1708 $1700 $1725 $1683 $1881 $1992 $2075 $2133 Ward 7
Ward 8 $1800 $1799 $1720 $1683 $1681 $1530 $1660 $1839 $1897 $2100 Ward 8
Ward 9 $1286 $1330 $1074 $1265 $1222 $1472 $1652 $1935 $2000 $2132 Ward 9
Results are based on completed eviction cases only. Median calculations exclude all $0 (zero) values. For more information, read our methodology.