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Neighborhood · Fort Wayne, IN

Ludwig Park Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 17 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Ludwig Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN, population 17. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.1/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.

Court records for this tract carry 11 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 85.7% of renter households. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #31 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 57.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ludwig Park vs Fort Wayne How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
0.0% -100%
Fort Wayne: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Fort Wayne: $999
Average HH income
$0 -100%
Fort Wayne: $60,293
Poverty rate
0.0% -100%
Fort Wayne: 15.6%
Renter share
0.0% -100%
Fort Wayne: 38.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ludwig Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Ludwig Park scores 3.1

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
Stabilization & control ordinances · 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
0% 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
0.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Ludwig Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ludwig Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Ludwig ParkNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Ludwig Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18003980002 3.1 17 , ,
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 3

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

Socioeconomic status 32%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 13%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 0%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 0%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ludwig Park

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 11Total filings (sum)
  • 78.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 85.7%Peak year (2018)
  • 85.71%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ludwig Park

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

Frequently asked

About Ludwig Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ludwig Park?

Ludwig Park scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 Ludwig Park compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Ludwig Park scores 0.1 points lower than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10).
Q3

What percentage of Ludwig Park residents are renters?

0% of Ludwig Park households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 17 residents.
Q4

Is Ludwig Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Ludwig Park sits in the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5

How safe is Ludwig Park for landlords?

Ludwig Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Ludwig Park?

Ludwig Park has 12 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (100%), Hispanic / Latino (0%), Black (non-Hispanic) (0%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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