Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Harrison Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hammond

Tract 18089020700 · Lake County, IN · pop 4,348 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in Harrison Park in Hammond centers on tract 18089020700, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,348 residents. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $975 a month while the average household earns $36,244 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 26% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,771

Renter share60.1%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate36.4%

Median income$36,244

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hammond and the region

Centroid at 41.6077, -87.5171 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harrison Park scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hammond

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

36.4% poverty · this tract

9.1

Supply constraint

$975 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hammond

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hammond

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hammond

7.3

How Harrison Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

94%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
71%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

3%Grade A
10%Grade B
21%Grade C
19%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

26.4%Housing insecurity
21.6%Utility-shutoff threat
37.0%Food insecurity
26.9%SNAP enrollment
17.3%Transit barriers
16.7%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
37.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harrison Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.1/10. 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 Hammond eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 5.2 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 19% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18089020700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089020700?

Census tract 18089020700 in the Harrison Park neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18089020700?

Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089020700?

36.4% of residents in tract 18089020700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,348.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089020700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 86th, minority 87th, housing 71th.

Is tract 18089020700 considered part of Harrison Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089020700 fall within Harrison Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089020700 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.4% 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. 21.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089020700 compare to Hammond overall?

Tract 18089020700 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Hammond at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hammond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 18089020700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 19% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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