Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Old Northside Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Indianapolis
Tract 18097390900 · Marion County, IN · pop 3,170 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Old Northside Historic District in Indianapolis city (balance) is where census tract 18097390900 sits, home to 3,170 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #32,640 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,176 monthly, set against $80,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,597
Renter share54.5%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$80,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.7894, -86.1463 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Northside Historic District scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,176 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indianapolis
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
How Old Northside Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 61%Grade C
- 39%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 181Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.68×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 20.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Northside Historic District
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Marion County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 39% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097390900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097390900?
Census tract 18097390900 in the Old Northside Historic District neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18097390900?
Median gross rent is $1,176/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097390900?
19.2% of residents in tract 18097390900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,170.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097390900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 3th, minority 57th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 18097390900 considered part of Old Northside Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097390900 fall within Old Northside Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097390900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.68× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097390900 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097390900 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097390900 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Indianapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 18097390900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 39% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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