2 census tracts · pop 7,865 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.3–4.2
Brendonshire takes in 2 census tracts of Indianapolis, IN and houses 7,865 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.5/10, placing it in the Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Indianapolis rate of 30.4%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10. That places it #51 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
For a like-for-like read, Chesterton and Sunshine Gardens score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $71,386, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,101, close to the Indianapolis average. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brendonshire vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brendonshire
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,175Total filings 2020-21
8.2Avg monthly observed
12.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×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 Brendonshire
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brendonshire
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brendonshire?
Brendonshire scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Brendonshire compare to Indianapolis overall?
Brendonshire scores 0.5 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,101 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brendonshire?
Average gross rent in Brendonshire is $1,101/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brendonshire residents are renters?
35% of Brendonshire households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 7,865 residents.
Q5
Is Brendonshire a high social-vulnerability area?
Brendonshire sits in the 44th 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 Brendonshire have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brendonshire is census tract 18097390601 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.2, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Brendonshire for landlords?
Brendonshire carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brendonshire?
Brendonshire has 7,802 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (44.2%), Hispanic / Latino (4.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
