Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Northwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Nappanee
Tract 18039001200 · Elkhart County, IN · pop 5,528 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 18039001200 runs through the Northwood neighborhood of Nappanee. With 5,528 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $864 monthly, set against $56,020 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
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
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Nappanee and the region
Centroid at 41.4478, -85.9935 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwood scores 3.3
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 heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Nappanee, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Elkhart County average of 4.7 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18039001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18039001200?
Census tract 18039001200 in the Northwood neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Nappanee at 2.5/10. 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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