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Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Burlington Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Valparaiso

Tract 18127050703 · Porter County, IN · pop 3,106 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.6/10 for census tract 18127050703 reflects conditions in the Burlington Beach neighborhood of Valparaiso, Indiana. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,264 a month against an average household income of $90,643 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share6.2%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.3%
Median income$90,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Burlington Beach
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 13 tracts In Valparaiso
Low
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 42 tracts In Porter County
Elevated
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#1,102 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region

Centroid at 41.4982, -87.0635 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burlington Beach scores 2.9

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
4.3% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,264 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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 Burlington Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burlington Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 050703Valparaiso: 2.32.3Valparaisoparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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)

  • 7Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 4.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.1%Peak (2015)
  • 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Burlington Beach. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Burlington Beach

What moves this score most 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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 18127050703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050703?

Census tract 18127050703 in the Burlington Beach neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 18127050703?

Median gross rent is $1,264/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050703?

4.3% of residents in tract 18127050703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,106.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 48th, minority 24th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 18127050703 considered part of Burlington Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050703 fall within Burlington Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127050703?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127050703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.27% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18127050703 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18127050703 compare to Valparaiso overall?

Tract 18127050703 scores 2.9/10, higher 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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