Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Maplewood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne
Tract 18003010804 · Allen County, IN · pop 3,913 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
18003010804 is a census tract in the Maplewood Park area of Fort Wayne, IN. It scores 3.7/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,913. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,839
Renter share14.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$62,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region
Centroid at 41.1243, -85.0545 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maplewood Park 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
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,287 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Maplewood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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)
- 18Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.1%Peak (2018)
- 11Filings 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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maplewood Park
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.
At $1,287 a month, rents run 29% over what the rest of Fort Wayne commands. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions over 2 years of observation.
SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2018 at 5.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 2.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 18003010804
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003010804?
Census tract 18003010804 in the Maplewood Park 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 18003010804?
Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18003010804?
13.5% of residents in tract 18003010804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,913.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18003010804?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 51th, minority 23th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 18003010804 considered part of Maplewood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003010804 fall within Maplewood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003010804?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 18 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003010804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.13% of renter households, peaking at 5.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18003010804 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18003010804 compare to Fort Wayne overall?
Tract 18003010804 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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