Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
New Elliott Eviction Risk: Lower , Schererville
Tract 18089042602 · Lake County, IN · pop 7,346 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Eviction risk in New Elliott in Schererville centers on tract 18089042602, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 7,346 residents. On the national scale it ranks #51,236 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,384 a month while the average household earns $119,340 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,520
Renter share9.9%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$119,340
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schererville and the region
Centroid at 41.5019, -87.4059 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Elliott scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Schererville
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,384 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schererville
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schererville
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schererville
4.9
How New Elliott compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Elliott
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 Schererville 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 in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042602?
Census tract 18089042602 in the New Elliott neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 18089042602?
Median gross rent is $1,384/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042602?
6.5% of residents in tract 18089042602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,346.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 49th, minority 45th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042602 considered part of New Elliott?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042602 fall within New Elliott (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042602 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042602 compare to Schererville overall?
Tract 18089042602 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Schererville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schererville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Schererville
Top eight tracts in Schererville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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