Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Rockwell Eviction Risk: Lower , Dyer
Tract 18089042803 · Lake County, IN · pop 5,248 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 18089042803 reflects conditions in the Rockwell neighborhood of Dyer, Indiana. That is riskier than roughly 54% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,407 a month against an average household income of $91,389 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,200
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$91,389
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dyer and the region
Centroid at 41.5117, -87.5171 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockwell scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dyer
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,407 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dyer
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dyer
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dyer
6.7
How Rockwell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
- 8%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rockwell. 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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockwell
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Dyer 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042803?
Census tract 18089042803 in the Rockwell neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 18089042803?
Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042803?
6.2% of residents in tract 18089042803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,248.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 39th, minority 29th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042803 considered part of Rockwell?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042803 fall within Rockwell (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042803 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042803 compare to Dyer overall?
Tract 18089042803 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Dyer at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dyer eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 18089042803 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Dyer
Top eight tracts in Dyer ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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