Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Cambridge City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18177010600 · Wayne County, IN · pop 4,140 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Cambridge City
With a score of 5.1/10, tract 18177010600 in Cambridge City in Wayne County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,140 residents. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $767 a month against an average household income of $51,906 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,965
Renter share23.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate16.2%
Median income$51,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cambridge City and the region
Centroid at 39.7988, -85.1735 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cambridge City scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cambridge City
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.2% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$767 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cambridge City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cambridge City
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cambridge City
1.4
How Cambridge City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 38.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cambridge City
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.1/10. 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 Cambridge City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 5.6 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18177010600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18177010600?
Census tract 18177010600 in Cambridge City 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18177010600?
Median gross rent is $767/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18177010600?
16.2% of residents in tract 18177010600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,140.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18177010600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 71th, minority 1th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18177010600 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18177010600 compare to Cambridge City overall?
Tract 18177010600 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Cambridge City at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cambridge City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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