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DePauw Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , New Albany

Tract 18043070902 · Floyd County, IN · pop 1,721 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 18043070902 sits in the DePauw Avenue Historic District area of New Albany eviction risk, Indiana eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $935 monthly, set against $23,542 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 29% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units770
Renter share67.3%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate45.3%
Median income$23,542

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In DePauw Avenue Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 15 tracts In New Albany
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 20 tracts In Floyd County
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#131 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Albany and the region

Centroid at 38.3116, -85.8152 · click any tract to drill in

Why DePauw Avenue Historic District scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Albany
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
45.3% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$935 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Albany
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Albany
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Albany
6.7

How DePauw Avenue Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
DePauw Avenue Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 070902New Albany: 2.52.5New Albanyparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 197Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 9.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.0%Peak (2010)
  • 33Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2009 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 180430709022009: 22 filings (6.41/100 renter HHs)2010: 43 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2011: 37 filings (10.25/100 renter HHs)2012: 24 filings (6.65/100 renter HHs)2013: 38 filings (10.53/100 renter HHs)2014: 33 filings (9.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within DePauw Avenue Historic District. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in DePauw Avenue Historic District

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 New Albany eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Floyd County average of 5.2 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 197 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2010.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 18043070902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18043070902?

Census tract 18043070902 in the DePauw Avenue Historic District neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 18043070902?

Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18043070902?

45.3% of residents in tract 18043070902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,721.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18043070902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 89th, minority 28th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 18043070902 considered part of DePauw Avenue Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18043070902 fall within DePauw Avenue Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 18043070902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 197 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 18043070902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.17% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 18043070902 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.4% 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. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 18043070902 compare to New Albany overall?

Tract 18043070902 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of New Albany at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Albany eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Albany

Top eight tracts in New Albany ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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