Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Valley Center Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette

Tract 18157000400 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,978 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Valley Center area of Lafayette is where census tract 18157000400 sits, home to 3,978 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #39,123 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $836 a month against an average household income of $35,579 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 55% Owners 12%

Tract context

Occupied units2,088

Renter share87.9%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate28.5%

Median income$35,579

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4262, -86.8852 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valley Center scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lafayette

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

28.5% poverty · this tract

7.1

Supply constraint

$836 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lafayette

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lafayette

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lafayette

7.0

How Valley Center compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

93%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

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.

19.6%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility-shutoff threat
27.5%Food insecurity
20.8%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
22.4%Frequent mental distress
36.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Valley Center

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157000400?

Census tract 18157000400 in the Valley Center neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 18157000400?

Median gross rent is $836/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157000400?

28.5% of residents in tract 18157000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,978.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 27th, minority 36th, housing 98th.

Is tract 18157000400 considered part of Valley Center?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157000400 fall within Valley Center (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.6% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157000400 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157000400 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from 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 Lafayette

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