3 census tracts · pop 11,750 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.3–4.7
Echo Crest takes in 3 census tracts of Carmel, IN and houses 11,750 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Carmel baseline of 26.7%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. The voucher gap is 19.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 159 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 13.1% of renter households. Running hot is supply constraint at 7/10. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate.
At $1,539 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Carmel commands. Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Carmel, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Echo Crest vs CarmelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Echo Crest
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
159Total filings (sum)
9.94%Avg annual filing rate
13.1%Peak year (2011)
9.94%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Echo Crest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Echo Crest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Echo Crest?
Echo Crest scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Echo Crest compare to Carmel overall?
Echo Crest scores 1.1 points higher than Carmel overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,539 vs $1,712.
Q3
What is the average rent in Echo Crest?
Average gross rent in Echo Crest is $1,539/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Echo Crest residents are renters?
47% of Echo Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Carmel). The neighborhood has 11,750 residents.
Q5
Is Echo Crest a high social-vulnerability area?
Echo Crest sits in the 38th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Echo Crest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Echo Crest is census tract 18057111007 (score 4.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.7, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Echo Crest for landlords?
Echo Crest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Carmel as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Echo Crest?
Echo Crest has 11,555 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
