2 census tracts · pop 3,783 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4.3
Edgewater takes in 2 census tracts of South Bend, IN and houses 3,783 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.4/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,260, 22% above the South Bend average of $1,033. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 41 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
The voucher gap is 15.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 18.4% of renter households. SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of South Bend, it ranks #13 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 6.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Edgewater vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edgewater
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
41Total filings (sum)
14.22%Avg annual filing rate
18.4%Peak year (2015)
14.22%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
169Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Richmond, VA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Edgewater
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Edgewater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edgewater?
Edgewater scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Edgewater compare to South Bend overall?
Edgewater scores 0.2 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,260 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edgewater?
Average gross rent in Edgewater is $1,260/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edgewater residents are renters?
28% of Edgewater households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 3,783 residents.
Q5
Is Edgewater a high social-vulnerability area?
Edgewater sits in the 30th 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 Edgewater have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgewater is census tract 18141000900 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Edgewater for landlords?
Edgewater carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to South Bend as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Edgewater?
Edgewater has 3,941 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
