Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Schleicher Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hammond

Tract 18089021800 · Lake County, IN · pop 3,777 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 18089021800 runs through the Schleicher neighborhood of Hammond. With 3,777 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #35,839 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,022 monthly, set against $51,546 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 15% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,477

Renter share43.8%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate15.8%

Median income$51,546

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hammond and the region

Centroid at 41.5743, -87.4874 · click any tract to drill in

Why Schleicher scores 4.5

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

15.8% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,022 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 Schleicher compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

85%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

12%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

21.0%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
30.0%Food insecurity
20.5%SNAP enrollment
13.8%Transit barriers
14.6%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
36.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Schleicher

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Hammond 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 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 18089021800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089021800?

Census tract 18089021800 in the Schleicher neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 18089021800?

Median gross rent is $1,022/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089021800?

15.8% of residents in tract 18089021800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,777.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089021800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 95th, minority 77th, housing 35th.

Is tract 18089021800 considered part of Schleicher?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089021800 fall within Schleicher (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089021800 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089021800 compare to Hammond overall?

Tract 18089021800 scores 4.5/10, 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 18089021800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hammond

Top eight tracts in Hammond ranked by composite eviction-risk score.