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Neighborhood · East Chicago, IN

Marktown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 4,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 4.9–5.6

Marktown Historic District is a 2-tract neighborhood of East Chicago, IN and houses 4,750 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

21.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Cost burden runs roughly one in four against 30.2% citywide, putting Marktown Historic District 5.2% under its own city.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. At $917 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of East Chicago commands.

Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of East Chicago, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, East Calumet and Washington Square score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

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
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Marktown Historic District vs East Chicago How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
25.0% -17%
East Chicago: 30.2%
Average gross rent
$917 +7%
East Chicago: $854
Average HH income
$53,783 +31%
East Chicago: $41,071
Poverty rate
22.0% -19%
East Chicago: 27.0%
Renter share
51.5% -10%
East Chicago: 57.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Marktown Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.9–5.6

Why Marktown Historic District scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Rent control risk
25% of income on rent · Range 5.4–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.4–1.9 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
52% renter households · Range 9.0–9.5 across tracts
9.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.7–7.2 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
22.0% below poverty line · Range 5.5–5.6 across tracts
5.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.9–4.3 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Marktown Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Marktown Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4Marktown Historic Neighborhood4.2Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Marktown Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18089030400 5.6 3,182 25% $821
18089040100 4.9 1,568 25% $1,111
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 83

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marktown Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Marktown Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Marktown Historic District?

Marktown Historic District scores 5.4/10 (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 Marktown Historic District compare to East Chicago overall?

Marktown Historic District scores 1.2 points higher than East Chicago overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $917 vs $854.
Q3

What is the average rent in Marktown Historic District?

Average gross rent in Marktown Historic District is $917/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Marktown Historic District residents are renters?

52% of Marktown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in East Chicago). The neighborhood has 4,750 residents.
Q5

Is Marktown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Marktown Historic District sits in the 83rd 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 Marktown Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Marktown Historic District is census tract 18089030400 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Marktown Historic District for landlords?

Marktown Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 East Chicago as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Marktown Historic District?

Marktown Historic District has 4,872 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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