New Albany Downtown Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 5,657 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
New Albany Downtown Historic District is a 2-tract neighborhood of New Albany, IN, population 5,657. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 52% against 29.2% citywide, putting New Albany Downtown Historic District 22.9% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. 20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. Filings are well documented here: 715 across 2 observed tracts. 15.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Food insecurity affects 27.3% of adults, 9.5 points above the national rate. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 14.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 10.5% in 2014 against a 14.8% peak. That places it #1 of 4 neighborhoods in New Albany.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
New Albany Downtown Historic District vs New AlbanyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in New Albany Downtown Historic District
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
715Total filings (sum)
10.13%Avg annual filing rate
14.8%Peak year (2013)
10.37%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in New Albany Downtown Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.0%Housing insecurity
15.3%Utility shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
12.5%No health insurance
41.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About New Albany Downtown Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for New Albany Downtown Historic District?
New Albany Downtown Historic District scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does New Albany Downtown Historic District compare to New Albany overall?
New Albany Downtown Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than New Albany overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,051 vs $1,026.
Q3
What is the average rent in New Albany Downtown Historic District?
Average gross rent in New Albany eviction risk Downtown Historic District is $1,051/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of New Albany Downtown Historic District residents are renters?
42% of New Albany Downtown Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in New Albany). The neighborhood has 5,657 residents.
Q5
Is New Albany Downtown Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
New Albany Downtown Historic District sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in New Albany Downtown Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in New Albany Downtown Historic District is census tract 18043070500 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is New Albany Downtown Historic District for landlords?
New Albany eviction risk Downtown Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Albany as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of New Albany Downtown Historic District?
New Albany Downtown Historic District has 5,569 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.3%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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