Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Brendonshire Eviction Risk: Lower , Indianapolis
Tract 18097330500 ·
Marion County, IN · pop 6,161 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 18097330500, in the Brendonshire area of Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,161. That is riskier than roughly 54% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,033 monthly, set against $72,984 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 10%Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,591
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$72,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Brendonshire
Very Low
Within parent city
30th percentile
#161 of 231 tracts In Indianapolis
Low
Within county
30th percentile
#177 of 253 tracts In Marion County
Low
Within state
52th percentile
#818 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.8477, -86.0652 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brendonshire scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,033 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indianapolis
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
How Brendonshire compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
68%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
669Total filings 2020-21
8.7Avg monthly (observed)
12.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Brendonshire. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.5%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
18.5%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brendonshire
The score leans hardest on 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 Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Marion County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.68x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097330500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097330500?
Census tract 18097330500 in the Brendonshire neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 18097330500?
Median gross rent is $1,033/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097330500?
8.9% of residents in tract 18097330500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,161.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097330500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 53th, minority 73th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 18097330500 considered part of Brendonshire?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097330500 fall within Brendonshire (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097330500 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.68× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097330500 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097330500 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097330500 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Indianapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 18097330500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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