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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Laurel Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003010307 · Allen County, IN · pop 5,428 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 18003010307 covers Laurel Ridge in Fort Wayne in Indiana. Home to 5,428 residents, it scores 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,458 monthly, set against $116,922 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 3% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,833
Renter share3.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$116,922

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Laurel Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#75 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Very Low
Within county
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#86 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Very Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#1,476 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.1857, -85.1787 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel Ridge scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Wayne
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,458 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Wayne
2.0

How Laurel Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Laurel Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 010307Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 6Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2018)
  • 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurel Ridge

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fort Wayne eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Allen County average of 4.6 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 6 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2018.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18003010307

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003010307?

Census tract 18003010307 in the Laurel Ridge neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 18003010307?

Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003010307?

3.6% of residents in tract 18003010307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,428.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003010307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 45th, minority 31th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 18003010307 considered part of Laurel Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003010307 fall within Laurel Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003010307?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003010307 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.37% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003010307 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003010307 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003010307 scores 2.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Fort Wayne at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Wayne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Wayne

Top eight tracts in Fort Wayne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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