3 census tracts · pop 11,568 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–4.6
Papermill Bluffs is a 3-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN and houses 11,568 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Fort Wayne rate of 28.5%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool 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.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.6. A 1.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Court records carry 747 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 22.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,077, 8% above the Fort Wayne average of $999. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #14 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 5.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Southwood Park and Breconshire score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Papermill Bluffs vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Papermill Bluffs
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
747Total filings (sum)
12.01%Avg annual filing rate
22.0%Peak year (2018)
15.18%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Papermill Bluffs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.6%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Papermill Bluffs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Papermill Bluffs?
Papermill Bluffs scores 4.1/10 (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.
Q2
How does Papermill Bluffs compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Papermill Bluffs scores 0.9 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,077 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Papermill Bluffs?
Average gross rent in Papermill Bluffs is $1,077/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Papermill Bluffs residents are renters?
64% of Papermill Bluffs households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 11,568 residents.
Q5
Is Papermill Bluffs a high social-vulnerability area?
Papermill Bluffs sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Papermill Bluffs have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Papermill Bluffs is census tract 18003004103 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Papermill Bluffs for landlords?
Papermill Bluffs carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Papermill Bluffs?
Papermill Bluffs has 11,489 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
