Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Valparaiso Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18127051009 · Porter County, IN · pop 5,766 · 38% of tract blocks fall in Valparaiso

In Valparaiso in Porter County, census tract 18127051009 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 19% of renter households, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,662 a month against an average household income of $113,113 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 24% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units2,191

Renter share29.6%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate5.1%

Median income$113,113

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region

Centroid at 41.4771, -86.9785 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valparaiso scores 2.5

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

5.1% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,662 rent vs county FMR

8.9

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: 15

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

5%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Valparaiso

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.9/10. 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 Valparaiso eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18127051009

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127051009?

Census tract 18127051009 in Valparaiso scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18127051009?

Median gross rent is $1,662/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18127051009?

5.1% of residents in tract 18127051009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,766.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18127051009?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 11th, minority 10th, housing 68th.

What share of households in tract 18127051009 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18127051009 compare to Valparaiso overall?

Tract 18127051009 scores 2.5/10, right in line with 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.