Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Timber Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , La Porte
Tract 18091042500 · LaPorte County, IN · pop 5,105 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 18091042500 reflects conditions in Timber Ridge in La Porte, Indiana. On the national scale it ranks #57,081 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $888 a month against an average household income of $76,074 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,335
Renter share22.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$76,074
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Porte and the region
Centroid at 41.6176, -86.7654 · click any tract to drill in
Why Timber Ridge scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Porte
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$888 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Porte
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Porte
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Porte
6.0
How Timber Ridge 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.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Timber Ridge
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 La Porte eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the LaPorte County average of 4.4 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18091042500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18091042500?
Census tract 18091042500 in the Timber Ridge neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 18091042500?
Median gross rent is $888/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18091042500?
13.3% of residents in tract 18091042500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18091042500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 78th, minority 12th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 18091042500 considered part of Timber Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18091042500 fall within Timber Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18091042500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18091042500 compare to La Porte overall?
Tract 18091042500 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of La Porte at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Porte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Porte
Top eight tracts in La Porte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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