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Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Purdue Research Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Lafayette

Tract 18157005101 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 2,911 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 18157005101 covers part of the Purdue Research Park area of West Lafayette, IN, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,911 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 32% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,401
Renter share74.2%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$57,006

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Purdue Research Park
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 13 tracts In West Lafayette
Low
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 43 tracts In Tippecanoe County
Elevated
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#225 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4646, -86.9262 · click any tract to drill in

Why Purdue Research Park scores 5.2

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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$998 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Purdue Research Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Purdue Research Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0051015.5West Lafayetteparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Purdue Research Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Purdue Research Park

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.6/10. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.5/10. 74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Tippecanoe County average of 49.7%.

Average gross rent is $998, 19% below the West Lafayette average. SNAP participation runs 5.0% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally.

Against the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157005101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157005101?

Census tract 18157005101 in the Purdue Research Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 18157005101?

Median gross rent is $998/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157005101?

9.9% of residents in tract 18157005101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,911.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157005101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 75th, minority 71th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 18157005101 considered part of Purdue Research Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157005101 fall within Purdue Research Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 18157005101 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18157005101 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157005101 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Lafayette at 5.5/10. 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.

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