Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Portage Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18127050506 · Porter County, IN · pop 6,803
How risky is Portage for landlords? Census tract 18127050506 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 39th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,036 a month against an average household income of $73,984 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,359
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$73,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.5659, -87.1736 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portage scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portage
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,036 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
6.7
How Portage 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.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 38Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2014)
- 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portage
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Porter County average of 4.5 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 38 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050506
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050506?
Census tract 18127050506 in Portage scores 2.6/10 (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 18127050506?
Median gross rent is $1,036/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050506?
6.9% of residents in tract 18127050506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,803.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050506?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 33th, minority 43th, housing 41th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050506?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050506 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.41% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050506 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050506 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050506 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Portage at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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