1 census tracts · pop 5,435 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Orchard Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Carmel, IN and houses 5,435 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 26.7% citywide, putting Orchard Park 23.0% over its own city.
The voucher gap is 38.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 28% 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 clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Running hot is supply constraint at 8.9/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. SNAP participation is 3.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
That places it #2 of 8 neighborhoods in Carmel. The closest comparables inside the same city are Trails End and Grannan Grove. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $1,782, close to the Carmel average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Orchard Park vs CarmelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Orchard Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
22.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Orchard Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Orchard Park?
Orchard Park scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Orchard Park compare to Carmel overall?
Orchard Park scores 0.3 points higher than Carmel overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,782 vs $1,712.
Q3
What is the average rent in Orchard Park?
Average gross rent in Orchard Park is $1,782/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Orchard Park residents are renters?
36% of Orchard Park households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Carmel). The neighborhood has 5,435 residents.
Q5
Is Orchard Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Orchard Park sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Orchard Park for landlords?
Orchard Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Orchard Park?
Orchard Park has 5,680 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
