1 census tracts · pop 7,817 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sunset Lake maps to a single census tract in Fort Wayne, IN and houses 7,817 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,679, 68% above the Fort Wayne average of $999.
The voucher gap is 40.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 9/10.
Court records for this tract carry 12 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 6.1% of adults, 11.7 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 25.0% of renter households.
4.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 17.9% in 2018 against a 25.0% peak.
Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #32 by risk, the lower third. Only 4% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Parkway Hills and Stratford Forest.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Sunset Lake vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
12Total filings (sum)
21.43%Avg annual filing rate
25.0%Peak year (2017)
17.86%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.7%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
4.3%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Lake?
Sunset Lake 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 Sunset Lake compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Sunset Lake scores 0.2 points lower than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,679 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Lake?
Average gross rent in Sunset Lake is $1,679/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Lake residents are renters?
4% of Sunset Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 7,817 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Lake sits in the 1st 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 Sunset Lake for landlords?
Sunset Lake 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 Sunset Lake?
Sunset Lake has 7,941 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.4%), Hispanic / Latino (3.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
