Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Zimmerman's Eviction Risk: Lower , Griffith
Tract 18089041001 · Lake County, IN · pop 4,802 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Zimmerman's in Griffith is where census tract 18089041001 sits, home to 4,802 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #57,076 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,181 monthly, set against $62,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,203
Renter share59.0%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$62,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Griffith and the region
Centroid at 41.5549, -87.4225 · click any tract to drill in
Why Zimmerman's scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Griffith
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Griffith
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Griffith
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Griffith
5.0
How Zimmerman's compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%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.
- 16.8%Housing insecurity
- 12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.0%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Zimmerman's
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Griffith eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lake County average of 5.2 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% 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 18089041001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089041001?
Census tract 18089041001 in the Zimmerman's neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 18089041001?
Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089041001?
5.4% of residents in tract 18089041001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,802.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089041001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 23th, minority 74th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 18089041001 considered part of Zimmerman's?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089041001 fall within Zimmerman's (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089041001 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.8% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089041001 compare to Griffith overall?
Tract 18089041001 scores 2.7/10, higher than the parent city of Griffith at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Griffith eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 18089041001 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 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 Griffith
Top eight tracts in Griffith ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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