Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Papermill Bluffs Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne
Tract 18003004101 · Allen County, IN · pop 2,466 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 18003004101 covers part of the Papermill Bluffs area of Fort Wayne, IN, and scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,466. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,084
Renter share49.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$52,660
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region
Centroid at 41.1419, -85.1070 · click any tract to drill in
Why Papermill Bluffs scores 3.9
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
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,045 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 119Total filings over 2 yrs
- 16.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.0%Peak (2018)
- 78Filings 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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Papermill Bluffs
The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Cost burden runs 48% here against 38.5% across Allen County.
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. Court records carry 119 eviction filings across 2 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2018 at 22.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 16.8% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. It tracks the Allen County average of 3.7 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,045, close to the Fort Wayne average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $52,660. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 18003004101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003004101?
Census tract 18003004101 in the Papermill Bluffs 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 18003004101?
Median gross rent is $1,045/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18003004101?
14.1% of residents in tract 18003004101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,466.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18003004101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 60th, minority 24th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 18003004101 considered part of Papermill Bluffs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003004101 fall within Papermill Bluffs (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003004101?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003004101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.81% of renter households, peaking at 22.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18003004101 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18003004101 compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Tract 18003004101 scores 3.9/10, 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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