Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Wildwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Munster
Tract 18089040402 · Lake County, IN · pop 4,477 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 18089040402 in the Wildwood neighborhood of Munster ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,477 residents. That is riskier than roughly 8% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 4% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $167,647 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,700
Renter share11.1%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$167,647
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Munster and the region
Centroid at 41.5320, -87.4970 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wildwood scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Munster
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Munster
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Munster
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Munster
4.7
How Wildwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 3.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wildwood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 Munster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Lake County average of 5.2 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 10th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 18089040402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089040402?
Census tract 18089040402 in the Wildwood neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 18089040402?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089040402?
3.1% of residents in tract 18089040402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,477.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089040402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 12th, minority 42th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 18089040402 considered part of Wildwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089040402 fall within Wildwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089040402 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089040402 compare to Munster overall?
Tract 18089040402 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Munster at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Munster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Munster
Top eight tracts in Munster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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