Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
South Oakland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 18157001200 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,048 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 18157001200 in the South Oakland area of Lafayette, IN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,048 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,348
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$54,127
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 40.4078, -86.8726 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Oakland scores 4.2
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
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,027 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 South Oakland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Oakland. 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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Oakland
On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. Cost burden runs 58% here against 49.7% across Tippecanoe County.
16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.
Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,027, close to the Lafayette average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,127.
36% 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 18157001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001200?
Census tract 18157001200 in the South Oakland neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 18157001200?
Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001200?
13.7% of residents in tract 18157001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,048.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 42th, minority 45th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 18157001200 considered part of South Oakland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001200 fall within South Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18157001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18157001200 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 18157001200 scores 4.2/10, right in line with 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.
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4.3
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