2 census tracts · pop 8,028 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.5
Grand Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Hammond, IN and houses 8,028 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 30.3% citywide, putting Grand Park 35.7% over its own city.
37% 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 eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10.
Food insecurity affects 30.2% of adults, 12.4 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.3/10. At $1,227 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Hammond commands. That places it #12 of 16 neighborhoods in Hammond.
For a like-for-like read, Eastgate and Robertsdale score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $55,717.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
4.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Grand Park vs HammondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grand Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.3%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility shutoff threat
30.3%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
36.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Grand Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Grand Park?
Grand Park scores 4.4/10 (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 Grand Park compare to Hammond overall?
Grand Park scores 0.4 points higher than Hammond overall (4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,227 vs $1,134.
Q3
What is the average rent in Grand Park?
Average gross rent in Grand Park is $1,227/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Grand Park residents are renters?
33% of Grand Park households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Hammond). The neighborhood has 8,028 residents.
Q5
Is Grand Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Grand Park sits in the 77th 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 Grand Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Grand Park is census tract 18089021100 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Grand Park for landlords?
Grand Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Hammond as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Grand Park?
Grand Park has 7,970 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.4%), Hispanic / Latino (36.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.