Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18005010100 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 5,510 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 18005010100 covers part of the East Columbus area of Columbus, IN, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 30%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,471
Renter share73.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate32.9%
Median income$60,399
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.2059, -85.9156 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Columbus scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
32.9% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$1,150 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
5.5
How East Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Columbus. 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.
- 16.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 17.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Columbus
The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
This is renter territory: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.2/10.
It sits 1.4 points above the Bartholomew County average of 3.8. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.
Against Bartholomew County at 41.3%, 48% of renters here are cost-burdened. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10.
Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,150, close to the Columbus average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $60,399.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18005010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010100?
Census tract 18005010100 in the East Columbus neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 18005010100?
Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010100?
32.9% of residents in tract 18005010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,510.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 48th, minority 39th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 18005010100 considered part of East Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010100 fall within East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18005010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.9% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18005010100 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 18005010100 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Columbus
Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IN
East Columbus
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Everroad Park
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Everroad Park
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
East Columbus
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Flat Rock Park
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
North Columbus
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
18005011000
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
18005011500
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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