Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
LaSalle Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Bend
Tract 18141000100 ·
St. Joseph County, IN · pop 2,146 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 18141000100 (the LaSalle Park area of South Bend, Indiana) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $976 monthly, set against $33,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 19%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units995
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate43.9%
Median income$33,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 5 tracts In LaSalle Park
Very High
Within parent city
98th percentile
#2 of 47 tracts In South Bend
Very High
Within county
98th percentile
#3 of 82 tracts In St. Joseph County
Very High
Within state
94th percentile
#97 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Bend and the region
Centroid at 41.6898, -86.3001 · click any tract to drill in
Why LaSalle Park scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Bend
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
43.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$976 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Bend
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Bend
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Bend
2.5
How LaSalle Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
81%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
79%Grade C
1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
10Total filings over 1 yrs
3.73%Avg annual filing rate
3.7%Peak (2015)
10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
83Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly (observed)
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.11×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Richmond, VA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within LaSalle Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
24.7%Housing insecurity
20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
27.2%SNAP enrollment
17.1%Transit barriers
15.0%No health insurance
22.7%Frequent mental distress
43.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in LaSalle Park
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 South Bend eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Joseph County average of 5.2 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 24.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18141000100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18141000100?
Census tract 18141000100 in the LaSalle Park neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 18141000100?
Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18141000100?
43.9% of residents in tract 18141000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,146.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18141000100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 63th, minority 69th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 18141000100 considered part of LaSalle Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18141000100 fall within LaSalle Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18141000100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 18141000100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.73% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 18141000100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Richmond eviction risk, VA), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 18141000100 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.7% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 18141000100 compare to South Bend overall?
Tract 18141000100 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of South Bend at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Bend eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 18141000100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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