3 census tracts · pop 4,410 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–3.9
Marina Shores is a 3-tract neighborhood of Portage, IN and houses 4,410 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Against a Portage baseline of 31.6%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2/10. Court records carry 74 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 8.1% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,089, 12% below the Portage average of $1,231.
The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2015, is well off that peak. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Portage, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third.
Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Marina Shores vs PortageHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Marina Shores
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
74Total filings (sum)
5.80%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak year (2014)
4.53%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marina Shores
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marina Shores
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marina Shores?
Marina Shores scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Marina Shores compare to Portage overall?
Marina Shores scores 0.1 points lower than Portage overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,089 vs $1,231.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marina Shores?
Average gross rent in Marina Shores is $1,089/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marina Shores residents are renters?
18% of Marina Shores households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Portage). The neighborhood has 4,410 residents.
Q5
Is Marina Shores a high social-vulnerability area?
Marina Shores sits in the 26th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Marina Shores have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marina Shores is census tract 18127050407 (score 3.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Marina Shores for landlords?
Marina Shores carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portage as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Marina Shores?
Marina Shores has 4,445 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Hispanic / Latino (16.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
