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Cambridge Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003010809 · Allen County, IN · pop 4,991 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

In the Cambridge Oaks area of Fort Wayne, census tract 18003010809 scores 4.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,167 monthly, set against $79,063 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 11% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,073
Renter share14.0%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$79,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cambridge Oaks
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Elevated
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#675 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.1134, -85.0301 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cambridge Oaks scores 3.8

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
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Cambridge Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cambridge Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 010809Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 66Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 6.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.7%Peak (2017)
  • 30Filings 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 Cambridge Oaks

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.7/10. 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 below the Allen County average of 4.6 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.7% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18003010809

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003010809?

Census tract 18003010809 in the Cambridge Oaks neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 18003010809?

Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003010809?

15.6% of residents in tract 18003010809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,991.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003010809?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 68th, minority 37th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 18003010809 considered part of Cambridge Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003010809 fall within Cambridge Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003010809?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003010809 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.16% of renter households, peaking at 6.7% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003010809 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003010809 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003010809 scores 3.8/10, 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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