1 census tracts · pop 4,692 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Steeple Chase is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN, population 4,692. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. At $1,676 a month, rents sit 68% over what the rest of Fort Wayne commands.
The voucher gap is 39.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 26% of renter households. Running hot is supply constraint at 9/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 41 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 17.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 14.7% in 2018 against a 17.1% peak.
Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #32 by risk, the lower third. Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Parkway Hills and Stratford Forest score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Steeple Chase vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Steeple Chase
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
15.89%Avg annual filing rate
17.1%Peak year (2017)
14.73%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Steeple Chase
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.3%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
5.7%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Steeple Chase
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Steeple Chase?
Steeple Chase scores 3/10 (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 Steeple Chase compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Steeple Chase scores 0.2 points lower than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,676 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Steeple Chase?
Average gross rent in Steeple Chase is $1,676/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Steeple Chase residents are renters?
6% of Steeple Chase households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 4,692 residents.
Q5
Is Steeple Chase a high social-vulnerability area?
Steeple Chase sits in the 22nd 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.
Q6
How safe is Steeple Chase for landlords?
Steeple Chase carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Steeple Chase?
Steeple Chase has 4,667 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
