Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Edgelea Eviction Risk: Lower , Lafayette

Tract 18157001300 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 4,884 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

18157001300 is a census tract in the Edgelea area of Lafayette, IN. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,884. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 20% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,871

Renter share34.8%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate10.5%

Median income$52,996

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.3918, -86.8780 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edgelea scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$990 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 Edgelea 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.

61%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

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.

13.1%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
8.6%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
30.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Edgelea

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.8/10. 41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Tippecanoe County average of 49.7%. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.

The severe-burden share is 8%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

At $990 a month, rents run 8% under what the rest of Lafayette commands. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 6.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $52,996. 35% 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 18157001300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001300?

Census tract 18157001300 in the Edgelea neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 18157001300?

Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001300?

10.5% of residents in tract 18157001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,884.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 77th, minority 46th, housing 36th.

Is tract 18157001300 considered part of Edgelea?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001300 fall within Edgelea (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157001300 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157001300 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157001300 scores 3.9/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lafayette

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