Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Lafayette

Tract 18157005102 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 5,173 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 18157005102 sits in the Indian Village area of West Lafayette eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. Population here is 5,173. 25% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Tippecanoe County average of 49.7%.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 24% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units2,136

Renter share31.5%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$105,338

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4655, -86.9018 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Village scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Lafayette

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$968 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Lafayette

9.5

How Indian Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

14%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Indian Village

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.6/10.

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.5/10. SNAP participation runs 3.2% against 15.2% nationally.

At $968 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of West Lafayette commands. Food insecurity runs 7.2% against 17.8% nationally.

12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10. Against average income of $105,338, annual rent is just 11%.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5 closely. 31% 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 18157005102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157005102?

Census tract 18157005102 in the Indian Village 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.

What is the average rent in tract 18157005102?

Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157005102?

9.4% of residents in tract 18157005102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,173.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157005102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 15th, minority 50th, housing 79th.

Is tract 18157005102 considered part of Indian Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157005102 fall within Indian Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157005102 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157005102 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157005102 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of West Lafayette at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Lafayette eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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