Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Happy Hollow Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 18157000200 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 1,860 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
18157000200 is a census tract in the Happy Hollow Heights area of Lafayette, IN. It scores 4.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,860. roughly two in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Tippecanoe County average of 49.7%.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units713
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$49,669
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 40.4349, -86.8781 · click any tract to drill in
Why Happy Hollow Heights scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lafayette
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,059 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lafayette
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lafayette
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lafayette
7.0
How Happy Hollow Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Happy Hollow Heights. 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.
- 15.8%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.5%Food insecurity
- 13.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Happy Hollow Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10. It tracks the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,059, close to the Lafayette average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $49,669. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 18157000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157000200?
Census tract 18157000200 in the Happy Hollow Heights neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 18157000200?
Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18157000200?
13.6% of residents in tract 18157000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,860.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18157000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 72th, minority 47th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 18157000200 considered part of Happy Hollow Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157000200 fall within Happy Hollow Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18157000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.8% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18157000200 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 18157000200 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette
Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Tecumseh
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Eastwich
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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