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Discovery Park District Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Lafayette

Tract 18157005401 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,842 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 18157005401 sits in the Discovery Park District area of West Lafayette eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. Severe burden reaches 59%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 86% Stable renters 14% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units1,206

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate58.4%

Median income$20,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4275, -86.9133 · click any tract to drill in

Why Discovery Park District scores 6.9

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

58.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,256 rent vs county FMR

5.8

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 Discovery Park District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

46%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Discovery Park District. 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.

18.8%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
34.6%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
22.1%Transit barriers
11.7%No health insurance
29.3%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Discovery Park District

Against Tippecanoe County at 49.7%, 86% of renters here are cost-burdened. Set annual rent against average income of $20,783 and the ratio lands at 73%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10.

The poverty rate is 58%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.8/10.

It sits 2.4 points above the Tippecanoe County average of 4.5. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.6/10.

SNAP participation runs 24.2% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3/10. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 3.0 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157005401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157005401?

Census tract 18157005401 in the Discovery Park District neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 18157005401?

Median gross rent is $1,256/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157005401?

58.4% of residents in tract 18157005401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,842.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157005401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 0th, minority 37th, housing 66th.

Is tract 18157005401 considered part of Discovery Park District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157005401 fall within Discovery Park District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157005401 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157005401 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157005401 scores 6.9/10, higher 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Lafayette

Top eight tracts in West Lafayette ranked by composite eviction-risk score.