1 census tracts · pop 3,247 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Benton House is a one-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 3,247 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Indianapolis baseline of 30.4%, roughly one in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.6/10.
SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,039 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Indianapolis commands. Among the 76 mapped neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it ranks #48 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Spring Mill Woods and Cottage Home. Against average income of $70,119, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Benton House vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Benton House
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
234Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Benton House
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
11.1%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
8.2%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Benton House
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Benton House?
Benton House scores 3.6/10 (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 Benton House compare to Indianapolis overall?
Benton House scores 0.4 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,039 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Benton House?
Average gross rent in Benton House is $1,039/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Benton House residents are renters?
41% of Benton House households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 3,247 residents.
Q5
Is Benton House a high social-vulnerability area?
Benton House sits in the 45th 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
How safe is Benton House for landlords?
Benton House carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Indianapolis as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Benton House?
Benton House has 3,349 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.7%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
