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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Avalon Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003003902 · Allen County, IN · pop 3,123 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Here is how census tract 18003003902, in the Avalon area of Fort Wayne eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,123. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $964 a month while the average household earns $67,938 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 30% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,378
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$67,938

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Avalon
Moderate
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#39 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Moderate
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#38 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#636 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0115, -85.1479 · click any tract to drill in

Why Avalon scores 3.9

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
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$964 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Avalon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Avalon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 003902Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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)

  • 258Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 15.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.0%Peak (2017)
  • 87Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Avalon. 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 Avalon

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.8/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 84th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18003003902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003003902?

Census tract 18003003902 in the Avalon neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 18003003902?

Median gross rent is $964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003003902?

15.3% of residents in tract 18003003902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,123.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003003902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 75th, minority 59th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 18003003902 considered part of Avalon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003003902 fall within Avalon (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003003902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 258 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003003902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.85% of renter households, peaking at 21.0% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003003902 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003003902 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003003902 scores 3.9/10, 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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