3 census tracts · pop 7,121 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.7
Broad Ripple is a 3-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 7,121 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. At $1,571 a month, rents sit 36% over what the rest of Indianapolis commands.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The voucher gap is 22.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. 32% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Disability prevalence reaches 19.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
That places it #60 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis. The closest comparables inside the same city are Steinmeier Village and Irvington.
Against average income of $101,528, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 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
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Broad Ripple vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Broad Ripple
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
368Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.19×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Broad Ripple
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
6.8%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
19.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Broad Ripple
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Broad Ripple?
Broad Ripple scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Broad Ripple compare to Indianapolis overall?
Broad Ripple scores 0.8 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,571 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Broad Ripple?
Average gross rent in Broad Ripple is $1,571/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Broad Ripple residents are renters?
36% of Broad Ripple households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 7,121 residents.
Q5
Is Broad Ripple a high social-vulnerability area?
Broad Ripple sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Broad Ripple have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Broad Ripple is census tract 18097320600 (score 3.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Broad Ripple for landlords?
Broad Ripple carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Broad Ripple?
Broad Ripple has 7,325 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
