3 census tracts · pop 8,691 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–4.6
Keller Park takes in 3 census tracts of South Bend, IN and houses 8,691 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a South Bend baseline of 30.2%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.6, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
15.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Court records carry 239 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 20.7% of renter households. At $1,105 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of South Bend commands.
That places it #8 of 12 neighborhoods in South Bend. Judgments average 8.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are LaSalle Park and Southeast.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Keller Park vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Keller Park
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
239Total filings (sum)
13.98%Avg annual filing rate
20.7%Peak year (2015)
13.98%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,015Total filings 2020-21
4.7Avg monthly observed
6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×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 Keller Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
19.1%SNAP enrollment
10.5%No health insurance
36.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Keller Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Keller Park?
Keller Park scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Keller Park compare to South Bend overall?
Keller Park scores 1.0 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,105 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Keller Park?
Average gross rent in Keller Park is $1,105/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Keller Park residents are renters?
47% of Keller Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 8,691 residents.
Q5
Is Keller Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Keller Park sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Keller Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Keller Park is census tract 18141000200 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Keller Park for landlords?
Keller Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Keller Park?
Keller Park has 9,455 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.8%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
