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Discovery Park District Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Lafayette

Tract 18157005500 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 5,366 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Here is how census tract 18157005500, in Discovery Park District in West Lafayette eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,366. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,156 monthly, set against $11,875 in average yearly household income, roughly 117% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 66% Stable renters 34% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units2,544

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate75.1%

Median income$11,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4202, -86.9127 · click any tract to drill in

Why Discovery Park District scores 6.1

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

75.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,156 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 38

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

57%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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.

18.7%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
35.3%Food insecurity
24.1%SNAP enrollment
22.3%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
27.7%Frequent mental distress
37.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Discovery Park District

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Lafayette eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tippecanoe County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157005500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157005500?

Census tract 18157005500 in the Discovery Park District neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 18157005500?

Median gross rent is $1,156/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157005500?

75.1% of residents in tract 18157005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,366.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157005500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 0th, minority 60th, housing 88th.

Is tract 18157005500 considered part of Discovery Park District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157005500 fall within Discovery Park District (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157005500 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157005500 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157005500 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of West Lafayette at 2.5/10. 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.