Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 18005010800 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 4,291 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 18005010800 reflects conditions in East Columbus in Columbus, Indiana. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,071 a month against an average household income of $52,563 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 40% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,942

Renter share61.2%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate21.7%

Median income$52,563

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.1912, -85.8965 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Columbus scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

21.7% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$1,071 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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: 72

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

71%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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.

15.7%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
23.4%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
13.0%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
35.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Columbus

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Columbus 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 Bartholomew County average of 4.5 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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 18005010800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010800?

Census tract 18005010800 in the East Columbus neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 18005010800?

Median gross rent is $1,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010800?

21.7% of residents in tract 18005010800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,291.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 63th, minority 45th, housing 72th.

Is tract 18005010800 considered part of East Columbus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010800 fall within East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18005010800 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.7% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18005010800 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 18005010800 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.3/10. 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.