1 census tracts · pop 2,589 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Meridian Highlands is a one-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 2,589 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,430, 24% above the Indianapolis average of $1,156.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Disability prevalence reaches 17.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 11.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
That places it #62 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Meridian Highlands vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meridian Highlands
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
173Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.45×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Meridian Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.0%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
17.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meridian Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meridian Highlands?
Meridian Highlands scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Meridian Highlands compare to Indianapolis overall?
Meridian Highlands scores 1.0 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,430 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meridian Highlands?
Average gross rent in Meridian Highlands is $1,430/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meridian Highlands residents are renters?
40% of Meridian Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 2,589 residents.
Q5
Is Meridian Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Meridian Highlands sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Meridian Highlands for landlords?
Meridian Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Meridian Highlands?
Meridian Highlands has 2,643 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
