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Neighborhood · Fort Wayne, IN

Lincolnshire Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 6,364 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Lincolnshire maps to a single census tract in Fort Wayne, IN, population 6,364. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 28.5% citywide, putting Lincolnshire 13.3% over its own city.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.

This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

18.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 31.6% of adults, 13.8 points above the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 354 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 8.8% of renter households. At $890 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.

Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 4.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

One tract means one number: 4.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lincolnshire vs Fort Wayne How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.8% +47%
Fort Wayne: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$890 -11%
Fort Wayne: $999
Average HH income
$42,542 -29%
Fort Wayne: $60,293
Poverty rate
23.4% +50%
Fort Wayne: 15.6%
Renter share
66.7% +75%
Fort Wayne: 38.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lincolnshire and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why Lincolnshire 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
67% 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
23.4% below poverty line · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

Lincolnshire vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lincolnshire score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.6LincolnshireNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lincolnshire

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18003003600 4.6 6,364 42% $890
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lincolnshire

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 354Total filings (sum)
  • 8.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak year (2018)
  • 8.83%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lincolnshire

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

Frequently asked

About Lincolnshire

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lincolnshire?

Lincolnshire scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Lincolnshire compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Lincolnshire scores 1.4 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $890 vs $999.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lincolnshire?

Average gross rent in Lincolnshire is $890/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lincolnshire residents are renters?

67% of Lincolnshire households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 6,364 residents.
Q5

Is Lincolnshire a high social-vulnerability area?

Lincolnshire sits in the 96th 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

How safe is Lincolnshire for landlords?

Lincolnshire carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Lincolnshire?

Lincolnshire has 6,441 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (35%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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