Eviction Risk in Tamarack , Chesterton
1 census tracts · pop 5,873 · pop-weighted composite 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6
Tamarack is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chesterton with 1 census tract and a population of 5,873 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 10% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,131/month sits 11% lower than the Chesterton citywide median ($1,274).
Tamarack vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Tamarack vs Chesterton
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,960 residents across all tracts in Tamarack. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 10.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 80.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 0.9%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.9%
- Other / Multiracial 6.6%
1 tracts in Tamarack
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18127050202 | 4.6 | 5,873 | 43% | $1,131 |
CDC SVI percentile: 35
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Tamarack
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 34Total filings (sum)
- 1.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak year (2014)
- 1.83%Latest filed (2015)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tamarack
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 29.4%Any disability
About Tamarack
What is the eviction-risk score for Tamarack?
Tamarack scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Tamarack compare to Chesterton overall?
Tamarack scores 0.1 points higher than Chesterton overall (4.5/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,131 vs $1,274.
What is the median rent in Tamarack?
Median gross rent in Tamarack is $1,131/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Tamarack residents are renters?
33% of Tamarack households are renter-occupied (vs 25% in Chesterton). The neighborhood has 5,873 residents.
Is Tamarack a high social-vulnerability area?
Tamarack sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.