2 census tracts · pop 5,645 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Westside spans 2 census tracts of South Bend, IN and houses 5,645 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the South Bend rate of 30.2%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is economic stress at 8.8/10.
21% 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. SNAP participation is 32.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Disability prevalence reaches 46.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Filings are well documented here: 49 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 13.9% of renter households. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of South Bend, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 6.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Near West Side and Rum Village score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Westside vs South BendHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westside
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
49Total filings (sum)
9.64%Avg annual filing rate
13.9%Peak year (2015)
9.64%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
391Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×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 Westside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.5%Housing insecurity
23.7%Utility shutoff threat
43.9%Food insecurity
32.6%SNAP enrollment
26.0%No health insurance
46.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westside?
Westside scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 Westside compare to South Bend overall?
Westside scores 1.4 points higher than South Bend overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,045 vs $1,033.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westside?
Average gross rent in Westside is $1,045/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westside residents are renters?
46% of Westside households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in South Bend). The neighborhood has 5,645 residents.
Q5
Is Westside a high social-vulnerability area?
Westside sits in the 89th 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 Westside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westside is census tract 18141002200 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 4.6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Westside for landlords?
Westside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Westside?
Westside has 5,417 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (44.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
