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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Michigan City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18091040400 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 2,865

Tract 18091040400 sits in Michigan City eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. 3% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the LaPorte County average of 35.8%.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 9% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,073
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$68,438

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 11 tracts In Michigan City
Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 30 tracts In LaPorte County
Low
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#1,115 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Michigan City and the region

Centroid at 41.6900, -86.9018 · click any tract to drill in

Why Michigan City scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Michigan City
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,354 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Michigan City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Michigan City
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Michigan City
2.6

How Michigan City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Michigan City risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0404003.2Michigan Cityparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Michigan City

At $1,354 a month, rents run 40% over what the rest of Michigan City commands. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The voucher gap is 30.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Running hot, supply constraint reads 8.1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.

Against the LaPorte County average of 3.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 10% 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.5/10. 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.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 18091040400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091040400?

Census tract 18091040400 in Michigan City 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 18091040400?

Median gross rent is $1,354/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 3% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18091040400?

10.1% of residents in tract 18091040400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,865.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18091040400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 5th, minority 55th, housing 6th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 18091040400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 18091040400 compare to Michigan City overall?

Tract 18091040400 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Michigan City at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Michigan City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Michigan City

Top eight tracts in Michigan City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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