Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Chesterton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18127050105 · Porter County, IN · pop 5,031 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Chesterton
Census tract 18127050105 covers Chesterton in Porter County, home to 5,031 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #57,099 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,322 a month while the average household earns $83,258 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,853
Renter share9.9%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$83,258
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chesterton and the region
Centroid at 41.5537, -87.0929 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chesterton scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chesterton
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,322 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chesterton
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chesterton
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chesterton
4.8
How Chesterton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chesterton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Chesterton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Porter County average of 4.5 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 18127050105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050105?
Census tract 18127050105 in Chesterton scores 2.5/10 (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 18127050105?
Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050105?
9.1% of residents in tract 18127050105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,031.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 26th, minority 13th, housing 25th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18127050105 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18127050105 compare to Chesterton overall?
Tract 18127050105 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Chesterton at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chesterton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chesterton
Top eight tracts in Chesterton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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