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Walden Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003010811 · Allen County, IN · pop 5,723 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 18003010811 belongs to the Walden neighborhood of Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is home to 5,723 residents and scores 4.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 29th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $927 a month while the average household earns $60,928 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 15% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,397
Renter share32.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$60,928

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Walden
Moderate
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Moderate
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#47 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Moderate
Within state
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#718 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0894, -85.0649 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walden scores 3.7

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
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$927 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 Walden compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walden risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 010811Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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)

  • 122Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 8.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.0%Peak (2018)
  • 75Filings 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 Walden

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 2.7/10. 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 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 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 122 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 8.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.0% of renter households in 2018.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18003010811

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003010811?

Census tract 18003010811 in the Walden 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 18003010811?

Median gross rent is $927/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003010811?

10.2% of residents in tract 18003010811 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,723.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003010811?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 73th, minority 47th, housing 67th.
Q5

Is tract 18003010811 considered part of Walden?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003010811 fall within Walden (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003010811?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 122 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003010811 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.91% of renter households, peaking at 11.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003010811 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003010811 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003010811 scores 3.7/10, 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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