1 census tracts · pop 1,410 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Cottage Home is a one-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN, population 1,410. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.6/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Indianapolis baseline of 30.4%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10. At $986 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Indianapolis commands.
SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Among the 76 mapped neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it ranks #48 by risk, the middle third.
At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Spring Mill Woods and Benton House score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $70,078, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Cottage Home vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cottage Home
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
295Total filings 2020-21
3.8Avg monthly observed
5.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.65×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 Cottage Home
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cottage Home
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cottage Home?
Cottage Home 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 Cottage Home compare to Indianapolis overall?
Cottage Home scores 0.4 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $986 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cottage Home?
Average gross rent in Cottage Home is $986/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cottage Home residents are renters?
26% of Cottage Home households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 1,410 residents.
Q5
Is Cottage Home a high social-vulnerability area?
Cottage Home sits in the 31st 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 Cottage Home for landlords?
Cottage Home 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 Cottage Home?
Cottage Home has 1,443 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
