Neighborhood · Indianapolis, IN

Castleton Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 13,503 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10 · range 3–5.4

Castleton is a 3-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 13,503 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a Indianapolis baseline of 30.4%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. That places it #39 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis.

Average gross rent runs $1,210, close to the Indianapolis average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $60,680. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Castleton vs Indianapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

40.6% +34%

Indianapolis: 30.4%

Average gross rent

$1,210 +5%

Indianapolis: $1,156

Average HH income

$60,680 -4%

Indianapolis: $62,995

Poverty rate

15.1% -4%

Indianapolis: 15.7%

Renter share

63.5% +44%

Indianapolis: 44.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Castleton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3–5.4

Why Castleton scores 4.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts

2.1

Tenant organizing strength

64% renter households · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts

8.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts

6.8

Economic stress

15.1% below poverty line · Range 1.4–6.5 across tracts

3.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.8–5.8 across tracts

4.4

Risk score comparison

Castleton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Castleton?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.4 points from 3 to 5.4. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.4 3.8 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Castleton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
18097330106	5.4	4,909	53%	$1,147
18097330105	3.8	4,619	32%	$1,130
18097330103	3	3,975	36%	$1,382

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 46

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 45%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 43%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 56%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 47%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Castleton

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

3,943Total filings 2020-21
17.8Avg monthly observed
18.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Castleton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

12.0%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Castleton

What is the eviction-risk score for Castleton?

Castleton scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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.

How does Castleton compare to Indianapolis overall?

Castleton scores 0.1 points higher than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,210 vs $1,156.

What is the average rent in Castleton?

Average gross rent in Castleton is $1,210/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Castleton residents are renters?

64% of Castleton households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 13,503 residents.

Is Castleton a high social-vulnerability area?

Castleton sits in the 46th 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.

Which tracts in Castleton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Castleton is census tract 18097330106 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.

How safe is Castleton for landlords?

Castleton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Castleton?

Castleton has 13,405 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19%), Hispanic / Latino (17.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Castleton

3.7 Allisonville 2 tracts · pop 7,189 3 Trilobi Hills 3 tracts · pop 14,126 3 Masthead of Geist Harbours 2 tracts · pop 9,114 3.8 Brendonshire 2 tracts · pop 7,865 3.1 Clearwater 3 tracts · pop 11,931 4 Millersville 3 tracts · pop 12,428

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Indianapolis

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Castleton.

4.1 Fountain Square 6 tracts · pop 11,697 4.2 Old Northside Historic District 1 tracts · pop 3,170 4.2 Watermark 2 tracts · pop 7,424 4.2 Old Speedway 10 tracts · pop 29,444 3.9 Quail Ridge 3 tracts · pop 13,428 3.9 Valley Mills 2 tracts · pop 9,017

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