Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Lake Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Schererville
Tract 18089042607 · Lake County, IN · pop 6,688 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 18089042607 in the Lake Hills area of Schererville, IN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,688 residents. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.6/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units2,376
Renter share2.7%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$81,201
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schererville and the region
Centroid at 41.4647, -87.4180 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lake Hills scores 3
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
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,232 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 Lake Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lake Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lake Hills
22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.
It sits 1.4 points below the Lake County average of 4.4. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.3/10.
SNAP participation runs 6.1% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 3% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 2.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 39% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,232, close to the Schererville average.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $81,201.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042607
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042607?
Census tract 18089042607 in the Lake Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 18089042607?
Median gross rent is $1,232/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042607?
9.3% of residents in tract 18089042607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,688.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042607?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 8th, minority 32th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042607 considered part of Lake Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042607 fall within Lake Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042607 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042607 compare to Schererville overall?
Tract 18089042607 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Schererville at 3.4/10. 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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