3 census tracts · pop 9,521 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.3–4.6
Avalon spans 3 census tracts of Fort Wayne, IN and houses 9,521 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Fort Wayne rate of 28.5%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.3 to 4.6. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Filings are well documented here: 469 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 21.0% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $898, 10% below the Fort Wayne average of $999. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #19 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Trinity and Highland Park Forest score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Avalon vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avalon
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
469Total filings (sum)
10.54%Avg annual filing rate
21.0%Peak year (2018)
9.02%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avalon
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.3%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avalon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avalon?
Avalon scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Avalon compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Avalon scores 0.6 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $898 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avalon?
Average gross rent in Avalon is $898/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avalon residents are renters?
48% of Avalon households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 9,521 residents.
Q5
Is Avalon a high social-vulnerability area?
Avalon sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Avalon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Avalon is census tract 18003003800 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Avalon for landlords?
Avalon carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Wayne as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Avalon?
Avalon has 9,379 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.1%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
