Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Avalon Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne
Tract 18003003902 · Allen County, IN · pop 3,123 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 18003003902 in the Avalon area of Fort Wayne, IN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,123 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.7
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 parent city
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
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 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Avalon
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. Against Allen County at 38.5%, 44% of renters here are cost-burdened. Court records carry 258 eviction filings across 2 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2017, when 21.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 15.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 35th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.5/10. Against average income of $67,938, annual rent is just 17%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Allen County average of 3.7 closely. Average gross rent is $964, close to the Fort Wayne average. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18003003902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003003902?
Census tract 18003003902 in the Avalon neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Wayne at 3.2/10. 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.
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