Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
New Palestine Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18059410802 · Hancock County, IN · pop 5,096 · 25% of tract blocks fall in New Palestine
New Palestine is where census tract 18059410802 sits, home to 5,096 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #62,212 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,399 monthly, set against $137,721 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,856
Renter share7.8%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.0%
Median income$137,721
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Palestine and the region
Centroid at 39.7182, -85.9281 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Palestine scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Palestine
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
2.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,399 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Palestine
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Palestine
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Palestine
4.5
How New Palestine compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 3.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.0%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Palestine
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from New Palestine, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hancock County average of 4.1 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18059410802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18059410802?
Census tract 18059410802 in New Palestine scores 1.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18059410802?
Median gross rent is $1,399/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18059410802?
2.0% of residents in tract 18059410802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,096.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18059410802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 5th, minority 3th, housing 36th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18059410802 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18059410802 compare to New Palestine overall?
Tract 18059410802 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of New Palestine at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Palestine; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Palestine
Top eight tracts in New Palestine ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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