1 census tracts · pop 4,244 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Historic Ransom Place maps to a single census tract in Indianapolis, IN, population 4,244. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Indianapolis rate of 30.4%.
28% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.8/10.
74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
14.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 26.9% of adults, 9.1 points above the national rate.
Among the 76 mapped neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,115, close to the Indianapolis average.
Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $42,847.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 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
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Historic Ransom Place vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Historic Ransom Place
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
664Total filings 2020-21
8.6Avg monthly observed
8.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.97×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 Historic Ransom Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.5%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
16.0%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Historic Ransom Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Historic Ransom Place?
Historic Ransom Place scores 5.4/10 (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 Historic Ransom Place compare to Indianapolis overall?
Historic Ransom Place scores 1.4 points higher than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,115 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Historic Ransom Place?
Average gross rent in Historic Ransom Place is $1,115/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Historic Ransom Place residents are renters?
74% of Historic Ransom Place households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 4,244 residents.
Q5
Is Historic Ransom Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Historic Ransom Place sits in the 86th 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 Historic Ransom Place for landlords?
Historic Ransom Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Historic Ransom Place?
Historic Ransom Place has 4,484 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Hispanic / Latino (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
