1 census tracts · pop 1,977 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Highland Vicinity is a one-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN, population 1,977. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Indianapolis baseline of 30.4%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
The poverty rate is 16%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Among the 76 mapped neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it ranks #22 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, University Heights and Friends and Neighbors score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,217, close to the Indianapolis average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $53,125.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Vicinity vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Vicinity
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
367Total filings 2020-21
4.8Avg monthly observed
6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×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 Highland Vicinity
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Vicinity
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Vicinity?
Highland Vicinity scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 Highland Vicinity compare to Indianapolis overall?
Highland Vicinity scores 0.6 points higher than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Vicinity?
Average gross rent in Highland eviction risk Vicinity is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Vicinity residents are renters?
66% of Highland Vicinity households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 1,977 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Vicinity a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Vicinity sits in the 80th 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.
Q6
How safe is Highland Vicinity for landlords?
Highland eviction risk Vicinity carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Vicinity?
Highland Vicinity has 1,703 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
