Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

The Orchard Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Lafayette

Tract 18157010209 · Tippecanoe County, IN · pop 3,832 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Eviction risk in The Orchard in West Lafayette centers on tract 18157010209, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,832 residents. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,249 monthly, set against $66,204 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 27% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,462

Renter share38.3%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate21.8%

Median income$66,204

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Lafayette and the region

Centroid at 40.4433, -86.9513 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Orchard scores 4.7

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

21.8% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$1,249 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 The Orchard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

46%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Orchard

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18157010209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18157010209?

Census tract 18157010209 in the The Orchard neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 18157010209?

Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18157010209?

21.8% of residents in tract 18157010209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,832.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18157010209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 3th, minority 45th, housing 45th.

Is tract 18157010209 considered part of The Orchard?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18157010209 fall within The Orchard (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18157010209 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18157010209 compare to West Lafayette overall?

Tract 18157010209 scores 4.7/10, 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.

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