1 census tracts · pop 5,723 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Walden is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN and houses 5,723 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. Against a Fort Wayne baseline of 28.5%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 122 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 11.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $927, 7% below the Fort Wayne average of $999. Among the 45 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Wayne, it ranks #25 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 6.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Wyndemere and Campus Court score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $60,928, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.4/10 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
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Walden vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walden
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
122Total filings (sum)
8.91%Avg annual filing rate
11.0%Peak year (2018)
10.95%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walden
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
34.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walden
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walden?
Walden scores 3.4/10 (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 Walden compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Walden scores 0.2 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $927 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walden?
Average gross rent in Walden is $927/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walden residents are renters?
33% of Walden households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 5,723 residents.
Q5
Is Walden a high social-vulnerability area?
Walden sits in the 71st 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
How safe is Walden for landlords?
Walden carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Walden?
Walden has 5,526 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
