Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Salt Creek Commons Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18127051006 · Porter County, IN · pop 4,114 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Salt Creek Commons
Here is how census tract 18127051006, in Salt Creek Commons in Porter County, looks to a landlord: a 3.8/10 eviction-risk score (Lower tier) across a population of 4,114. It lands near the 9th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
9% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,479 a month against an average household income of $83,811 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,437
Renter share15.7%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$83,811
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salt Creek Commons and the region
Centroid at 41.4929, -87.1778 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salt Creek Commons scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Salt Creek Commons
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,479 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salt Creek Commons
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salt Creek Commons
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salt Creek Commons
5.2
How Salt Creek Commons compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%Housing & transportation
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
- 1.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2014)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salt Creek Commons
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 Salt Creek Commons, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Porter County average of 4.5 and below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 18127051006
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18127051006?
Census tract 18127051006 in Salt Creek Commons scores 3/10 (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 18127051006?
Median gross rent is $1,479/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18127051006?
16.1% of residents in tract 18127051006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,114.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18127051006?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 9th, minority 41th, housing 18th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18127051006?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 18127051006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.54% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 18127051006 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18127051006 compare to Salt Creek Commons overall?
Tract 18127051006 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Salt Creek Commons at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salt Creek Commons; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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