Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Northwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Nappanee
Tract 18039001200 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 5,528 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
18039001200 is a census tract in the Northwood area of Nappanee, IN. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Elkhart County average of 40.7%.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,945
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$56,020
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nappanee and the region
Centroid at 41.4478, -85.9935 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwood scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Nappanee
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$864 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Nappanee
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Nappanee
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Nappanee
6.7
How Northwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwood
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.6/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.2/10.
Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.
On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.2/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Elkhart County average of 3.9 closely.
Average gross rent is $864, close to the Nappanee average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $56,020. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18039001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039001200?
Census tract 18039001200 in the Northwood 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 18039001200?
Median gross rent is $864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18039001200?
7.9% of residents in tract 18039001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,528.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18039001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 12th, minority 32th, housing 57th.
Q5
Is tract 18039001200 considered part of Northwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18039001200 fall within Northwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18039001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18039001200 compare to Nappanee overall?
Tract 18039001200 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Nappanee at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Nappanee; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Nappanee
Top eight tracts in Nappanee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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