Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 18005010800 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 4,291 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 18005010800 in the East Columbus area of Columbus, IN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.
Risk score
5.2
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.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
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 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
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
Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Against the Bartholomew County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10.
Cost burden runs 35% here against 41.3% across Bartholomew County. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,071, close to the Columbus average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $52,563. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 18005010800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010800?
Census tract 18005010800 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 18005010800?
Median gross rent is $1,071/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 18005010800 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 18005010800 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.
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.4
/ 10 · Low
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3.3
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
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