Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Valparaiso Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18127050802 · Porter County, IN · pop 3,738

Census tract 18127050802 sits in Valparaiso eviction risk, Indiana eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,101 monthly, set against $51,449 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 27% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,656

Renter share62.4%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate23.6%

Median income$51,449

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region

Centroid at 41.4695, -87.0351 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valparaiso scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Valparaiso

5.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.7

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

23.6% poverty · this tract

5.9

Supply constraint

$1,101 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Valparaiso

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Valparaiso

8.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Valparaiso

6.9

How Valparaiso compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

68%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
18.0%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
32.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Valparaiso

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Valparaiso 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 above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18127050802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050802?

Census tract 18127050802 in Valparaiso scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18127050802?

Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050802?

23.6% of residents in tract 18127050802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,738.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 76th, minority 44th, housing 71th.

What share of households in tract 18127050802 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18127050802 compare to Valparaiso overall?

Tract 18127050802 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Valparaiso at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Valparaiso eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Valparaiso

Top eight tracts in Valparaiso ranked by composite eviction-risk score.