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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Lincolnshire Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003003600 · Allen County, IN · pop 6,364 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

In the Lincolnshire area of Fort Wayne, census tract 18003003600 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $890 monthly, set against $42,542 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 39% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units2,734
Renter share66.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate23.4%
Median income$42,542

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lincolnshire
Moderate
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 96 tracts In Allen County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#242 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0174, -85.1273 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lincolnshire scores 5.1

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
23.4% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$890 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Lincolnshire compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lincolnshire risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 003600Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 354Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 8.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak (2018)
  • 180Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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 Lincolnshire

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.8/10. 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 above 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 96th 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 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.0% 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 18003003600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003003600?

Census tract 18003003600 in the Lincolnshire neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 18003003600?

Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003003600?

23.4% of residents in tract 18003003600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,364.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003003600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 98th, minority 83th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 18003003600 considered part of Lincolnshire?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003003600 fall within Lincolnshire (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003003600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 354 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003003600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.69% of renter households, peaking at 8.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003003600 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.6% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003003600 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003003600 scores 5.1/10, 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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