Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Commanche Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette

Tract 18157001400 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,183 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 18157001400, in Commanche in Lafayette eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,183. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,240 monthly, set against $51,406 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 14% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share25.9%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate13.9%

Median income$51,406

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.3845, -86.8758 · click any tract to drill in

Why Commanche scores 4.3

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

13.9% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,240 rent vs county FMR

5.7

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 Commanche compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

64%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
20%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.

18.3%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
37.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Commanche

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lafayette 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 Tippecanoe County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st 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 18157001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001400?

Census tract 18157001400 in the Commanche 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.

What is the average rent in tract 18157001400?

Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001400?

13.9% of residents in tract 18157001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,183.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 94th, minority 52th, housing 20th.

Is tract 18157001400 considered part of Commanche?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001400 fall within Commanche (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.3% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157001400 compare to Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157001400 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lafayette at 2.4/10. 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

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