Neighborhood · Indianapolis, IN

Friends and Neighbors Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 6,936 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 3.7–5.8

Friends and Neighbors is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Indianapolis with 3 census tracts and a population of 6,936 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,034/month sits 11% lower than the Indianapolis citywide average ($1,156).

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Friends and Neighbors vs Indianapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

51.2% +68%

Indianapolis: 30.4%

Average gross rent

$1,034 -11%

Indianapolis: $1,156

Average HH income

$53,352 -15%

Indianapolis: $62,995

Poverty rate

24.1% +54%

Indianapolis: 15.7%

Renter share

49.7% +13%

Indianapolis: 44.0%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Friends and Neighbors and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.7–5.8

Why Friends and Neighbors scores 4.6

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

51% 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

50% 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

24.1% below poverty line · Range 3.9–10.0 across tracts

5.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–3.6 across tracts

3.1

Risk score comparison

Friends and Neighbors vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Friends and Neighbors?

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

Score distribution

0246810

Spread of 2.1 points from 3.7 to 5.8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 4.6 3.7

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

Census tracts

3 tracts in Friends and Neighbors

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
18097350800	5.8	2,100	59%	$1,049
18097351900	4.6	2,207	63%	$1,097
18097351700	3.7	2,629	35%	$968

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 77

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

Socioeconomic status 79%ile

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

Household characteristics 72%ile

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

Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 50%ile

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Friends and Neighbors

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,000Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
6.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.73×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 Friends and Neighbors

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

23.5%Housing insecurity
20.0%Utility shutoff threat
31.6%Food insecurity
25.1%SNAP enrollment
12.6%No health insurance
36.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Friends and Neighbors

What is the eviction-risk score for Friends and Neighbors?

Friends and Neighbors scores 4.6/10 (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 Friends and Neighbors compare to Indianapolis overall?

Friends and Neighbors scores 1.9 points higher than Indianapolis overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,034 vs $1,156.

What is the average rent in Friends and Neighbors?

Average gross rent in Friends and Neighbors is $1,034/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Friends and Neighbors residents are renters?

50% of Friends and Neighbors households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 6,936 residents.

Is Friends and Neighbors a high social-vulnerability area?

Friends and Neighbors sits in the 77th 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.

Which tracts in Friends and Neighbors have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Friends and Neighbors is census tract 18097350800 (score 5.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.8, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Friends and Neighbors for landlords?

Friends and Neighbors carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Friends and Neighbors?

Friends and Neighbors has 7,481 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Friends and Neighbors

4.9 Meridian Park 2 tracts · pop 4,145 4.7 Spades Park 2 tracts · pop 4,061 4.6 Watson Park 4 tracts · pop 9,578 5.2 North Brookside 2 tracts · pop 5,382 4.3 North Meridian Street Historic District 2 tracts · pop 5,014 5.2 Otterbein 3 tracts · pop 6,909

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Indianapolis

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Friends and Neighbors.

4.6 Far Eastside 7 tracts · pop 29,586 4.6 International Marketplace 5 tracts · pop 28,794 4.6 University Heights 7 tracts · pop 23,737 4.5 Mapleton 1 tracts · pop 3,362 4.5 Watson Park 4 tracts · pop 9,578 4.5 Clifton 2 tracts · pop 4,468

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