Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Stone Bridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Schererville
Tract 18089042702 ·
Lake County, IN · pop 5,555 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 18089042702 covers part of the Stone Bridge area of Schererville, IN, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1.2/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 21%Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,232
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$70,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Stone Bridge
Very High
Within parent city
83th percentile
#2 of 7 tracts In Schererville
High
Within county
7th percentile
#122 of 131 tracts In Lake County
Very Low
Within state
34th percentile
#1,115 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schererville and the region
Centroid at 41.4862, -87.4683 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stone Bridge scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Schererville
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,180 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schererville
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schererville
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schererville
4.9
How Stone Bridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
44%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Stone Bridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
9.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stone Bridge
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10. Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.4 points.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. SNAP participation runs 6.1% against 15.2% nationally.
At $1,180 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Schererville commands. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 5.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $70,449. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042702?
Census tract 18089042702 in the Stone Bridge neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 18089042702?
Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042702?
4.6% of residents in tract 18089042702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,555.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 46th, minority 47th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042702 considered part of Stone Bridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042702 fall within Stone Bridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042702 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042702 compare to Schererville overall?
Tract 18089042702 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Schererville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schererville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Schererville
Top eight tracts in Schererville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.