Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Tamarack Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesterton
Tract 18127050202 · Porter County, IN · pop 5,873 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 18127050202 belongs to Tamarack in Chesterton, Indiana. It is home to 5,873 residents and scores 4.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,131 a month while the average household earns $71,467 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,445
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$71,467
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chesterton and the region
Centroid at 41.6019, -87.0717 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tamarack scores 2.9
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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,131 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Tamarack compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 34Total filings over 2 yrs
- 1.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak (2014)
- 16Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tamarack
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 18127050202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050202?
Census tract 18127050202 in the Tamarack neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 18127050202?
Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050202?
10.6% of residents in tract 18127050202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,873.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 32th, minority 39th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050202 considered part of Tamarack?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050202 fall within Tamarack (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.95% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18127050202 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18127050202 compare to Chesterton overall?
Tract 18127050202 scores 2.9/10, higher than 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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