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Papermill Bluffs Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003003301 · Allen County, IN · pop 2,764 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up Papermill Bluffs in Fort Wayne, census tract 18003003301 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

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. The typical renter pays about $1,100 a month while the average household earns $66,776 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,034
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$66,776

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Papermill Bluffs
Very Low
Within parent city
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Low
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#59 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Low
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#870 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.1380, -85.1273 · click any tract to drill in

Why Papermill Bluffs scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Wayne
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,100 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Wayne
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Wayne
2.0

How Papermill Bluffs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Papermill Bluffs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 003301Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 54Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 5.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.6%Peak (2018)
  • 30Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Papermill Bluffs. 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 Papermill Bluffs

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.2/10. 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 Fort Wayne 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 Allen County average of 4.6 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18003003301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003003301?

Census tract 18003003301 in the Papermill Bluffs neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 18003003301?

Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003003301?

7.8% of residents in tract 18003003301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,764.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003003301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 11th, minority 47th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 18003003301 considered part of Papermill Bluffs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003003301 fall within Papermill Bluffs (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003003301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003003301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.95% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003003301 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003003301 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003003301 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Wayne at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Wayne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Wayne

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

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