Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Marina Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage
Tract 18127050405 · Porter County, IN · pop 1,219 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Eviction risk in the Marina Shores area of Portage centers on tract 18127050405, which scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier) and is home to 1,219 residents. On the national scale it ranks #83,008 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $959 a month while the average household earns $116,042 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units533
Renter share3.9%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$116,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.6287, -87.1925 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marina Shores scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Portage
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$959 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
1.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
2.8
How Marina Shores compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 2Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.4%Peak (2014)
- 2Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Marina Shores. 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.
- 4.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.4%Food insecurity
- 2.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.4%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 11.4%Frequent mental distress
- 24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marina Shores
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Porter County average of 4.5 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050405?
Census tract 18127050405 in the Marina Shores neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 18127050405?
Median gross rent is $959/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050405?
6.5% of residents in tract 18127050405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,219.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 18th, minority 28th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050405 considered part of Marina Shores?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050405 fall within Marina Shores (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050405?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 18127050405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.44% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18127050405 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.7% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18127050405 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050405 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Portage at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Related