Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Flat Rock Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus

Tract 18005010300 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 3,592 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

How risky is Flat Rock Park in Columbus for landlords? Census tract 18005010300 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,173 monthly, set against $131,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,306

Renter share4.4%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate4.2%

Median income$131,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.2454, -85.9172 · click any tract to drill in

Why Flat Rock Park scores 1.9

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

4.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,173 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 Flat Rock Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

8%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
10%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Flat Rock Park. 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.

6.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
4.3%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
14.3%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Flat Rock Park

The heaviest input here is 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 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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 18005010300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010300?

Census tract 18005010300 in the Flat Rock Park neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower 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 18005010300?

Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010300?

4.2% of residents in tract 18005010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,592.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 79th, minority 30th, housing 10th.

Is tract 18005010300 considered part of Flat Rock Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010300 fall within Flat Rock Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18005010300 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18005010300 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 18005010300 scores 1.9/10, lower 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

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