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Irondale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Anderson

Tract 18095001000 · Madison County, IN · pop 2,858 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Irondale in Anderson anchors census tract 18095001000, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $797 a month while the average household earns $36,701 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 38% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,091
Renter share60.2%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate29.4%
Median income$36,701

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Irondale
Very High
Within parent city
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 21 tracts In Anderson
Very High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 39 tracts In Madison County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#97 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Anderson and the region

Centroid at 40.0938, -85.6557 · click any tract to drill in

Why Irondale scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Anderson
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
29.4% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$797 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Anderson
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Anderson
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Anderson
7.2

How Irondale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Irondale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 001000Anderson: 2.72.7Andersonparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg 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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Irondale. 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 Irondale

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Anderson eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18095001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18095001000?

Census tract 18095001000 in the Irondale neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 18095001000?

Median gross rent is $797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18095001000?

29.4% of residents in tract 18095001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,858.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18095001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 77th, minority 47th, housing 83th.
Q5

Is tract 18095001000 considered part of Irondale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18095001000 fall within Irondale (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 18095001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18095001000 compare to Anderson overall?

Tract 18095001000 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Anderson at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Anderson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Anderson

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

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