Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Marina Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage
Tract 18127050407 · Porter County, IN · pop 3,169 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.1/10 for census tract 18127050407 reflects conditions in Marina Shores in Portage, Indiana. On the national scale it ranks #48,290 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,146 a month against an average household income of $77,955 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,336
Renter share23.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$77,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.6126, -87.1873 · click any tract to drill in
Why Marina Shores scores 2.6
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,146 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
6.7
How Marina Shores 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.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 72Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2014)
- 26Filings in 2015 (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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.0%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Marina Shores
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Porter County average of 4.5 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050407
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050407?
Census tract 18127050407 in the Marina Shores neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 18127050407?
Median gross rent is $1,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050407?
8.3% of residents in tract 18127050407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,169.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050407?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 27th, minority 44th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050407 considered part of Marina Shores?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050407 fall within Marina Shores (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050407?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 72 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050407 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.33% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18127050407 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18127050407 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050407 scores 2.6/10, right in line with 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.
Q9
Was tract 18127050407 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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