4 census tracts · pop 11,924 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–4.6
Edison Park spans 4 census tracts of South Bend, IN, population 11,924. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a South Bend baseline of 30.2%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
Court records carry 61 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 12.5% of renter households. At $971 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of South Bend commands.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of South Bend, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 9.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Edison Park vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edison Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
61Total filings (sum)
12.34%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2015)
12.34%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
522Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly observed
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Richmond, VA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Edison Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
31.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Edison Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edison Park?
Edison Park scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Edison Park compare to South Bend overall?
Edison Park scores 0.6 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $971 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edison Park?
Average gross rent in Edison Park is $971/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edison Park residents are renters?
39% of Edison Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 11,924 residents.
Q5
Is Edison Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Edison Park sits in the 42nd 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 Edison Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edison Park is census tract 18141001100 (score 4.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Edison Park for landlords?
Edison Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Edison Park?
Edison Park has 11,844 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
