Tract 18127050705 ·
Porter County, IN · pop 3,754 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 18127050705 covers part of the Burlington Beach area of Valparaiso, IN, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,754 residents. Against Porter County at 38.1%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 22%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,520
Renter share45.9%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate17.9%
Median income$69,336
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Burlington Beach
Elevated
Within parent city
58th percentile
#6 of 13 tracts In Valparaiso
Elevated
Within county
88th percentile
#6 of 42 tracts In Porter County
High
Within state
88th percentile
#207 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region
Centroid at 41.4897, -87.0327 · click any tract to drill in
Why Burlington Beach scores 5.3
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
17.9% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,073 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
50%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Burlington Beach. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.4%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burlington Beach
Severe burden reaches 29%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.6/10.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.3/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Porter County average of 3.8. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.
SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally. At $1,073 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Valparaiso commands. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $69,336.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127050705
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050705?
Census tract 18127050705 in the Burlington Beach neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 18127050705?
Median gross rent is $1,073/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050705?
17.9% of residents in tract 18127050705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,754.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050705?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 67th, minority 23th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 18127050705 considered part of Burlington Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050705 fall within Burlington Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127050705 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127050705 compare to Valparaiso overall?
Tract 18127050705 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Valparaiso at 4/10. 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.