Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Westville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18091042601 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 4,349 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Westville
Here is how census tract 18091042601, in Westville, looks to a landlord: a 4.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,349. On the national scale it ranks #68,739 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,255 monthly, set against $87,146 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,801
Renter share15.0%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$87,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westville and the region
Centroid at 41.5635, -86.8368 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westville scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westville
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westville
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westville
3.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westville
4.6
How Westville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.8%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westville
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.1/10. 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 Westville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 18091042601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091042601?
Census tract 18091042601 in Westville scores 2.2/10 (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 18091042601?
Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091042601?
5.1% of residents in tract 18091042601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,349.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091042601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 32th, minority 22th, housing 75th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18091042601 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18091042601 compare to Westville overall?
Tract 18091042601 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Westville at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westville
Top eight tracts in Westville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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