Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Discovery Park District Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Lafayette

Tract 18157005401 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,842 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

In the Discovery Park District area of West Lafayette, census tract 18157005401 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 86% of renter households, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,256 a month while the average household earns $20,783 a year, roughly 73% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 86% Stable renters 14% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units1,206

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate58.4%

Median income$20,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4275, -86.9133 · click any tract to drill in

Why Discovery Park District scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Lafayette

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

58.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,256 rent vs county FMR

5.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.5

How Discovery Park District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

46%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Discovery Park District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

18.8%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
22.1%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
29.3%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Discovery Park District

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tippecanoe County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157005401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157005401?

Census tract 18157005401 in the Discovery Park District neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18157005401?

Median gross rent is $1,256/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157005401?

58.4% of residents in tract 18157005401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,842.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157005401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 0th, minority 37th, housing 66th.

Is tract 18157005401 considered part of Discovery Park District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157005401 fall within Discovery Park District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157005401 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157005401 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157005401 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of West Lafayette at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Lafayette

Top eight tracts in West Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.