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Purdue Research Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Lafayette

Tract 18157010208 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 5,274 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Purdue Research Park area of West Lafayette is where census tract 18157010208 sits, home to 5,274 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.7/10. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,229 a month against an average household income of $41,025 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 28% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,585

Renter share78.6%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate44.2%

Median income$41,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4539, -86.9362 · click any tract to drill in

Why Purdue Research Park scores 5.8

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

44.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,229 rent vs county FMR

5.6

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 Purdue Research Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

43%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Purdue Research Park. 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.

12.9%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
20.0%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Purdue Research Park

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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.

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 18157010208

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157010208?

Census tract 18157010208 in the Purdue Research Park neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 18157010208?

Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157010208?

44.2% of residents in tract 18157010208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,274.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157010208?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 3th, minority 49th, housing 74th.

Is tract 18157010208 considered part of Purdue Research Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157010208 fall within Purdue Research Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157010208 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157010208 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157010208 scores 5.8/10, 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

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