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Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Stratford Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Wayne

Tract 18003011607 · Allen County, IN · pop 5,405 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Stratford Forest area of Fort Wayne anchors census tract 18003011607, which lands at 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 4% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 7% of renter households, a modest level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,112 a month against an average household income of $92,357 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 24% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,163
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$92,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Stratford Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#70 of 79 tracts In Fort Wayne
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#79 of 96 tracts In Allen County
Very Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#1,315 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Wayne and the region

Centroid at 41.0817, -85.2510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stratford Forest scores 2.5

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
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Stratford Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stratford Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 011607Fort Wayne: 2.22.2Fort Wayneparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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)

  • 13Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2018)
  • 8Filings 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 Stratford Forest

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.3/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 13 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2018.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 18003011607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18003011607?

Census tract 18003011607 in the Stratford Forest neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 18003011607?

Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 7% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18003011607?

2.9% of residents in tract 18003011607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,405.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18003011607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 27th, minority 28th, housing 13th.
Q5

Is tract 18003011607 considered part of Stratford Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18003011607 fall within Stratford Forest (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18003011607?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 13 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18003011607 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.07% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18003011607 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18003011607 compare to Fort Wayne overall?

Tract 18003011607 scores 2.5/10, 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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