3 census tracts · pop 17,380 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–4
Greenbrook is a 3-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 17,380 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 41%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
73% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Indianapolis rate of 30.4%. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10.
That places it #55 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District and Bramblewood score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $72,683, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,151, close to the Indianapolis average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Greenbrook vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Greenbrook
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,297Total filings 2020-21
10.3Avg monthly observed
12.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×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 Greenbrook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.1%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
29.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greenbrook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenbrook?
Greenbrook scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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.
Q2
How does Greenbrook compare to Indianapolis overall?
Greenbrook scores 0.7 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenbrook?
Average gross rent in Greenbrook is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenbrook residents are renters?
21% of Greenbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 17,380 residents.
Q5
Is Greenbrook a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenbrook sits in the 41st 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
Which tracts in Greenbrook have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenbrook is census tract 18097360502 (score 4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Greenbrook for landlords?
Greenbrook carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenbrook?
Greenbrook has 17,145 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (41.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
