1 census tracts · pop 1,408 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Monroe Park maps to a single census tract in South Bend, IN and houses 1,408 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a South Bend baseline of 30.2%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 90% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $24,476 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. At $784 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of South Bend commands.
On the high side is economic stress at 8/10. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. 16.3% 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 for this tract carry 25 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 27.6% of adults, 9.8 points above the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.9% of renter households. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of South Bend, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Monroe Park vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Monroe Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
25Total filings (sum)
2.93%Avg annual filing rate
2.9%Peak year (2015)
2.93%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
300Total filings 2020-21
3.9Avg monthly observed
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.10×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 Monroe Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.5%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility shutoff threat
27.6%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
40.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Monroe Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Monroe Park?
Monroe Park scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Monroe Park compare to South Bend overall?
Monroe Park scores 1.4 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $784 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Monroe Park?
Average gross rent in Monroe Park is $784/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Monroe Park residents are renters?
90% of Monroe Park households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 1,408 residents.
Q5
Is Monroe Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Monroe Park sits in the 91st 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
How safe is Monroe Park for landlords?
Monroe Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Monroe Park?
Monroe Park has 1,232 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
