Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Crestview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Valparaiso

Tract 18127050902 · Porter County, IN · pop 1,780 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in the Crestview neighborhood of Valparaiso centers on tract 18127050902, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,780 residents. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,116 a month while the average household earns $53,750 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 49% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units104

Renter share79.8%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate36.1%

Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Valparaiso and the region

Centroid at 41.4642, -87.0439 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crestview scores 5.2

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

36.1% poverty · this tract

9.0

Supply constraint

$1,116 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: 35

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

59%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
14.1%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
28.1%Frequent mental distress
32.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crestview

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 18127050902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127050902?

Census tract 18127050902 in the Crestview neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18127050902?

Median gross rent is $1,116/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18127050902?

36.1% of residents in tract 18127050902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,780.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18127050902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 1th, minority 51th, housing 71th.

Is tract 18127050902 considered part of Crestview?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18127050902 fall within Crestview (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18127050902 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18127050902 compare to Valparaiso overall?

Tract 18127050902 scores 5.2/10, 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.