Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Crestview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Valparaiso

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

18127050902 is a census tract in the Crestview area of Valparaiso, IN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. 31% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.4

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 5.4

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

The dominant input is economic stress at 9/10. The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is renter territory: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10. Against the Porter County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,116, 9% below the Valparaiso average. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 39% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 18127050902

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

Census tract 18127050902 in the Crestview neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 5.4/10, 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.