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Neighborhood · Fort Wayne, IN

East Swinney Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,435 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.4–4.6

East Swinney takes in 2 census tracts of Fort Wayne, IN, population 6,435. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Fort Wayne rate of 28.5%.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side 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.

Food insecurity affects 36.2% of adults, 18.4 points above the national rate. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.

The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 26.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 539 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.

Average gross rent is $880, 12% below the Fort Wayne average of $999. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 18.0% of renter households. That places it #13 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.

Judgments average 11.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Lafayette Place and North Highhlands score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Swinney vs Fort Wayne How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.8% +64%
Fort Wayne: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$880 -12%
Fort Wayne: $999
Average HH income
$38,746 -36%
Fort Wayne: $60,293
Poverty rate
25.3% +63%
Fort Wayne: 15.6%
Renter share
56.9% +49%
Fort Wayne: 38.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Swinney and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.4–4.6

Why East Swinney scores 4.5

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
47% 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
57% 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
25.3% below poverty line · Range 4.0–8.6 across tracts
6.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–2.8 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

East Swinney vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Swinney score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.5East SwinneyNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in East Swinney

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18003002000 4.6 3,241 45% $823
18003004400 4.4 3,194 49% $937
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 83

Pop-weighted across 2 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 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East Swinney

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 539Total filings (sum)
  • 16.29%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.0%Peak year (2018)
  • 16.30%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Swinney

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

Frequently asked

About East Swinney

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for East Swinney?

East Swinney scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 East Swinney compare to Fort Wayne overall?

East Swinney scores 1.3 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $880 vs $999.
Q3

What is the average rent in East Swinney?

Average gross rent in East Swinney is $880/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of East Swinney residents are renters?

57% of East Swinney households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 6,435 residents.
Q5

Is East Swinney a high social-vulnerability area?

East Swinney sits in the 83rd 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.
Q6

Which tracts in East Swinney have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in East Swinney is census tract 18003002000 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.6, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is East Swinney for landlords?

East Swinney carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 East Swinney?

East Swinney has 7,271 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (39.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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