Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Willow Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage
Tract 18127050408 · Porter County, IN · pop 3,564 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is the Willow Creek area of Portage for landlords? Census tract 18127050408 scores 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,283 a month while the average household earns $87,661 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$87,661
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.5901, -87.1692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Willow Creek scores 2.8
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
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,283 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Willow Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Willow Creek
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 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 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 18127050408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050408?
Census tract 18127050408 in the Willow Creek neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 18127050408?
Median gross rent is $1,283/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050408?
13.2% of residents in tract 18127050408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,564.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 27th, minority 40th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050408 considered part of Willow Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050408 fall within Willow Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050408 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050408 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050408 scores 2.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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