Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Valparaiso Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18127050603 · Porter County, IN · pop 4,343 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Valparaiso
Census tract 18127050603 covers Valparaiso, home to 4,343 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #48,294 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 80% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,125 a month while the average household earns $134,031 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,608
Renter share2.5%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$134,031
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region
Centroid at 41.5082, -87.0878 · click any tract to drill in
Why Valparaiso scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Valparaiso
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,125 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Valparaiso
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Valparaiso
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Valparaiso
6.9
How Valparaiso 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.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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)
- 5Total filings over 2 yrs
- 1.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.1%Peak (2015)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.7%Food insecurity
- 3.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Valparaiso
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Valparaiso 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 5 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% 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 18127050603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050603?
Census tract 18127050603 in Valparaiso scores 2/10 (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 18127050603?
Median gross rent is $1,125/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050603?
1.6% of residents in tract 18127050603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,343.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 21th, minority 13th, housing 7th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.75% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050603 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050603 compare to Valparaiso overall?
Tract 18127050603 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Valparaiso at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Valparaiso eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Valparaiso
Top eight tracts in Valparaiso ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
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