Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Crestview Eviction Risk: Lower , Valparaiso

Tract 18127050605 · Porter County, IN · pop 4,657 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 18127050605, home to 4,657 residents in the Crestview area of Valparaiso, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #66,757 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,119 monthly, set against $124,479 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,893

Renter share6.1%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate1.9%

Median income$124,479

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region

Centroid at 41.4428, -87.0583 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crestview scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

1.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,119 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 Crestview compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

7%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
16%Racial/ethnic minority
4%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Crestview. 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.

6.5%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crestview

The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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 18127050605

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050605?

Census tract 18127050605 in the Crestview neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18127050605?

Median gross rent is $1,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050605?

1.9% of residents in tract 18127050605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,657.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 16th, minority 16th, housing 4th.

Is tract 18127050605 considered part of Crestview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050605 fall within Crestview (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18127050605 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18127050605 compare to Valparaiso overall?

Tract 18127050605 scores 2.1/10, right in line with 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.