5 census tracts · pop 12,290 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.4–4.6
LaSalle Park takes in 5 census tracts of South Bend, IN, population 12,290. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a South Bend baseline of 30.2%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 20.0% 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. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 3.4 to 4.6. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Court records carry 97 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. 18.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Average gross rent is $912, 12% below the South Bend average of $1,033. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 11.4% of renter households.
Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of South Bend, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 4.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Keller Park and Southeast score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 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
4.2
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
LaSalle Park vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in LaSalle Park
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
97Total filings (sum)
7.43%Avg annual filing rate
11.4%Peak year (2015)
7.43%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
772Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly observed
2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.16×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Richmond, VA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in LaSalle Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.4%Housing insecurity
19.4%Utility shutoff threat
34.9%Food insecurity
25.3%SNAP enrollment
19.2%No health insurance
42.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About LaSalle Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for LaSalle Park?
LaSalle Park scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 LaSalle Park compare to South Bend overall?
LaSalle Park scores 1.0 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $912 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in LaSalle Park?
Average gross rent in LaSalle Park is $912/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of LaSalle Park residents are renters?
33% of LaSalle Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 12,290 residents.
Q5
Is LaSalle Park a high social-vulnerability area?
LaSalle Park sits in the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 LaSalle Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in LaSalle Park is census tract 18141002400 (score 4.6/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 4.6, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is LaSalle Park for landlords?
LaSalle Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 LaSalle Park?
LaSalle Park has 12,092 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (35.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
