Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Garyton Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage
Tract 18127050508 · Porter County, IN · pop 6,436 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Garyton area of Portage anchors census tract 18127050508, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #45,246 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,177 a month while the average household earns $56,757 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,687
Renter share48.3%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$56,757
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 41.5578, -87.2021 · click any tract to drill in
Why Garyton scores 3.4
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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,177 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Garyton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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)
- 84Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2014)
- 38Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Garyton. 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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.0%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Garyton
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 84 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050508?
Census tract 18127050508 in the Garyton neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 18127050508?
Median gross rent is $1,177/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050508?
13.4% of residents in tract 18127050508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,436.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 79th, minority 55th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050508 considered part of Garyton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050508 fall within Garyton (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050508?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 84 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050508 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.79% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18127050508 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18127050508 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 18127050508 scores 3.4/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Portage
Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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