2 census tracts · pop 5,588 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Meridian Kessler takes in 2 census tracts of Indianapolis, IN, population 5,588. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. 31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,377, 19% above the Indianapolis average of $1,156. 14% 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.
SNAP participation is 3.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 4.7% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #62 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
Only 26% 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. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Meridian Kessler vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meridian Kessler
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
67Total filings 2020-21
0.4Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×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 Kessler
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.5%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
5.7%Food insecurity
2.8%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
18.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meridian Kessler
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meridian Kessler?
Meridian Kessler scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Kessler compare to Indianapolis overall?
Meridian Kessler scores 1.0 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,377 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meridian Kessler?
Average gross rent in Meridian Kessler is $1,377/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meridian Kessler residents are renters?
26% of Meridian Kessler households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 5,588 residents.
Q5
Is Meridian Kessler a high social-vulnerability area?
Meridian Kessler sits in the 1st 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
Which tracts in Meridian Kessler have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Meridian Kessler is census tract 18097321800 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Meridian Kessler for landlords?
Meridian Kessler carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Meridian Kessler?
Meridian Kessler has 5,722 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
