Neighborhood · Fort Wayne, IN

CityScape Flats Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 5,811 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

CityScape Flats spans 3 census tracts of Fort Wayne, IN, population 5,811. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Fort Wayne rate of 28.5%.

The poverty rate is 39%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

This is a renter market: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot is economic stress at 8.6/10.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Food insecurity affects 34.6% of adults, 16.8 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Filings are well documented here: 343 across 3 observed tracts. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 17.2% of renter households. At $924 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.

That places it #1 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne. Judgments average 6.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

With little internal variation, 4.6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

CityScape Flats vs Fort Wayne How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.6% +46%

Fort Wayne: 28.5%

Average gross rent

$924 -8%

Fort Wayne: $999

Average HH income

$39,640 -34%

Fort Wayne: $60,293

Poverty rate

38.7% +149%

Fort Wayne: 15.6%

Renter share

83.2% +118%

Fort Wayne: 38.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across CityScape Flats and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why CityScape Flats scores 4.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts

4.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Rent control risk

42% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

83% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Economic stress

38.7% below poverty line · Range 7.1–10.0 across tracts

8.6

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.2–3.8 across tracts

2.7

Risk score comparison

CityScape Flats vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in CityScape Flats?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 4.6 to 4.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

4.6 4.6 4.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in CityScape Flats

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
18003001700	4.6	2,563	47%	$941
18003001300	4.6	1,746	33%	$1,050
18003001200	4.6	1,502	42%	$748

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 81

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 59%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 86%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in CityScape Flats

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

343Total filings (sum)
10.27%Avg annual filing rate
17.2%Peak year (2018)
11.41%Latest filed (2018)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in CityScape Flats

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

27.9%Housing insecurity
24.6%Utility shutoff threat
38.4%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability

Frequently asked

About CityScape Flats

What is the eviction-risk score for CityScape Flats?

CityScape Flats scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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.

How does CityScape Flats compare to Fort Wayne overall?

CityScape Flats scores 1.4 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $924 vs $999.

What is the average rent in CityScape Flats?

Average gross rent in CityScape Flats is $924/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of CityScape Flats residents are renters?

83% of CityScape Flats households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 5,811 residents.

Is CityScape Flats a high social-vulnerability area?

CityScape Flats sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in CityScape Flats have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in CityScape Flats is census tract 18003001700 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is CityScape Flats for landlords?

CityScape Flats carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of CityScape Flats?

CityScape Flats has 5,932 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (43.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near CityScape Flats

4.5 East Swinney 2 tracts · pop 6,435 4.6 Wells Street 2 tracts · pop 4,922 4.6 Lafayette Place 4 tracts · pop 14,677 4 Southwood Park 4 tracts · pop 15,011 3.6 New Kirkwood Park 3 tracts · pop 8,721 4.6 Bellair 2 tracts · pop 7,167

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Fort Wayne

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to CityScape Flats.

4.6 Bellair 2 tracts · pop 7,167 4.6 Lafayette Place 4 tracts · pop 14,677 4.6 Wells Street 2 tracts · pop 4,922 4.6 Countryside Village 1 tracts · pop 2,812 4.6 Lincoln Park 1 tracts · pop 3,238 4.6 North Franke Park 1 tracts · pop 2,461

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