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Eviction Risk in Driftwood Hills , Indianapolis city (balance)

1 census tracts · pop 3,067 · pop-weighted composite 6.0/10 · range 6.0–6.0

Driftwood Hills is a white-black neighborhood in Indianapolis city (balance) with 1 census tract and a population of 3,067 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,154/month sits 0% lower than the Indianapolis city (balance) citywide median ($1,156).

Eviction Risk
6.0
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
50%
32% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,154
Median household income
$41,453
27.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Driftwood Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Driftwood Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Driftwood Hills: 6.06.0Driftwood HillsNeighborhoodParent city: 5.55.5Parent cityhost cityState: 4.54.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Driftwood Hills vs Indianapolis city (balance)

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.0 +9%
Indianapolis city (balance): 5.5
Rent burden
50.1% +65%
Indianapolis city (balance): 30.4%
Median gross rent
$1,154 0%
Indianapolis city (balance): $1,156
Median HH income
$41,453 -34%
Indianapolis city (balance): $62,995
Poverty rate
27.4% +75%
Indianapolis city (balance): 15.7%
Renter share
80.3% +83%
Indianapolis city (balance): 44.0%
Where

Tract centroids in Driftwood Hills

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Black Neighborhood — 2,712 residents across all tracts in Driftwood Hills. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 9.6% White (non-Hispanic): 38.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 35.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 6.3% Other / Multiracial: 9.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 9.6%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 38.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 35.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 6.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 9.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Driftwood Hills

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
18097320206 6.0 3,067 50% $1,154
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 75%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 87%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Driftwood Hills

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 711Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.2Avg monthly observed
  • 13.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.68×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 Driftwood Hills

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

Frequently asked

About Driftwood Hills

What is the eviction-risk score for Driftwood Hills?

Driftwood Hills scores 6.0/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Driftwood Hills compare to Indianapolis city (balance) overall?

Driftwood Hills scores 0.5 points higher than Indianapolis city (balance) overall (5.5/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,154 vs $1,156.

What is the median rent in Driftwood Hills?

Median gross rent in Driftwood Hills is $1,154/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Driftwood Hills residents are renters?

80% of Driftwood Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis city (balance)). The neighborhood has 3,067 residents.

Is Driftwood Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Driftwood Hills sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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