5 census tracts · pop 25,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 4.1–6.9
Discovery Park District takes in 5 census tracts of West Lafayette, IN and houses 25,397 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 41%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Annualized rent equals 100% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 49%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.1 to 6.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.5/10.
At $868 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of West Lafayette commands. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
17.6% 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. SNAP participation is 26.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for about half of renter households.
That places it #3 of 5 neighborhoods in West Lafayette. The closest comparables inside the same city are The Orchard and Purdue Research Park.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Discovery Park District vs West LafayetteHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Discovery Park District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.8%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility shutoff threat
33.5%Food insecurity
23.1%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
39.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Discovery Park District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Discovery Park District?
Discovery Park District scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Discovery Park District compare to West Lafayette overall?
Discovery Park District scores 0.6 points higher than West Lafayette overall (5.5/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $868 vs $1,225.
Q3
What is the average rent in Discovery Park District?
Average gross rent in Discovery Park District is $868/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Discovery Park District residents are renters?
66% of Discovery Park District households are renter-occupied (vs 71% in West Lafayette). The neighborhood has 25,397 residents.
Q5
Is Discovery Park District a high social-vulnerability area?
Discovery Park District sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Discovery Park District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Discovery Park District is census tract 18157011200 (score 6.9/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 6.9, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Discovery Park District for landlords?
Discovery Park District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 West Lafayette as a whole (5.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Discovery Park District?
Discovery Park District has 25,335 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (21.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
