Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Pheasant Run Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lafayette
Tract 18157001702 ·
Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,251 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
18157001702 is a census tract in the Pheasant Run area of Lafayette, IN. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,251. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 34%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,691
Renter share61.0%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$49,742
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Pheasant Run
Moderate
Within parent city
48th percentile
#13 of 24 tracts In Lafayette
Moderate
Within county
36th percentile
#28 of 43 tracts In Tippecanoe County
Low
Within state
64th percentile
#607 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lafayette and the region
Centroid at 40.3846, -86.8520 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pheasant Run scores 4.1
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
11.8% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$987 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 Pheasant Run compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
42%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
33%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.
12.9%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
7.9%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pheasant Run
The severe-burden share is 21%, 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. Cost burden runs 45% here against 49.7% across Tippecanoe County. SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally.
At $987 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of Lafayette commands. Nationally it ranks #47,371 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 2.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5 closely. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $49,742.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18157001702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157001702?
Census tract 18157001702 in the Pheasant Run neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 18157001702?
Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18157001702?
11.8% of residents in tract 18157001702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,251.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18157001702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 4th, minority 35th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 18157001702 considered part of Pheasant Run?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157001702 fall within Pheasant Run (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18157001702 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18157001702 compare to Lafayette overall?
Tract 18157001702 scores 4.1/10, 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
Top eight tracts in Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.