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).
Driftwood Hills vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Driftwood Hills vs Indianapolis city (balance)
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
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%
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 |
CDC SVI percentile: 79
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Driftwood Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 18.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 28.2%Food insecurity
- 20.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 39.4%Any disability
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.