Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Edison Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Bend
Tract 18141001100 ·
St. Joseph County, IN · pop 4,106 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.5/10 for census tract 18141001100 reflects conditions in the Edison Park area of South Bend, Indiana. On the national scale it ranks #35,875 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,031 a month while the average household earns $52,683 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%Stable renters 17%Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$52,683
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In Edison Park
Very High
Within parent city
57th percentile
#21 of 47 tracts In South Bend
Elevated
Within county
70th percentile
#25 of 82 tracts In St. Joseph County
Elevated
Within state
86th percentile
#242 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Bend and the region
Centroid at 41.6880, -86.2085 · click any tract to drill in
Why Edison Park scores 5.1
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
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,031 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Edison Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
68%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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
0%Grade C
0%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)
55Total filings over 1 yrs
12.25%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak (2015)
55Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
286Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly (observed)
3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×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 Edison 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.
15.1%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
20.2%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
35.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Edison Park
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 South Bend eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18141001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18141001100?
Census tract 18141001100 in the Edison Park neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 18141001100?
Median gross rent is $1,031/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18141001100?
25.4% of residents in tract 18141001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18141001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 49th, minority 47th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 18141001100 considered part of Edison Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18141001100 fall within Edison Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18141001100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 18141001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.25% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 18141001100 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.05× 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 18141001100 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 18141001100 compare to South Bend overall?
Tract 18141001100 scores 5.1/10, 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 18141001100 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. 0% 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.
Sibling tracts
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