2 census tracts · pop 4,922 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Wells Street is a 2-tract neighborhood of Fort Wayne, IN, population 4,922. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. Against a Fort Wayne baseline of 28.5%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filings are well documented here: 325 across 2 observed tracts.
15.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 15.8% of renter households. That places it #1 of 45 neighborhoods in Fort Wayne.
Judgments average 9.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are West Main and CityScape Flats.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wells Street vs Fort WayneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wells Street
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
325Total filings (sum)
13.93%Avg annual filing rate
15.8%Peak year (2018)
15.70%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wells Street
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
12.9%No health insurance
36.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wells Street
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wells Street?
Wells Street scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Wells Street compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Wells Street scores 1.4 points higher than Fort Wayne overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $966 vs $999.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wells Street?
Average gross rent in Wells Street is $966/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wells Street residents are renters?
51% of Wells Street households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Fort Wayne). The neighborhood has 4,922 residents.
Q5
Is Wells Street a high social-vulnerability area?
Wells Street sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Wells Street have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wells Street is census tract 18003000500 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Wells Street for landlords?
Wells Street carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Wells Street?
Wells Street has 4,722 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
