Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Plainfield Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 18063210608 · Hendricks County, IN · pop 3,993 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Plainfield
In Plainfield in Hendricks County, census tract 18063210608 scores 4.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #62,215 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,339 a month while the average household earns $96,103 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,667
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$96,103
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plainfield and the region
Centroid at 39.6553, -86.3514 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plainfield scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plainfield
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,339 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plainfield
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plainfield
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plainfield
4.0
How Plainfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 5.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plainfield
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Plainfield 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 Hendricks County average of 4.3 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 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 18063210608
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18063210608?
Census tract 18063210608 in Plainfield scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18063210608?
Median gross rent is $1,339/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18063210608?
5.8% of residents in tract 18063210608 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,993.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18063210608?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 31th, minority 22th, housing 55th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 18063210608 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 18063210608 compare to Plainfield overall?
Tract 18063210608 scores 2/10, right in line with the parent city of Plainfield at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Plainfield
Top eight tracts in Plainfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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