10 census tracts · pop 29,444 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.4
Old Speedway spans 10 census tracts of Indianapolis, IN, population 29,444. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Against a Indianapolis baseline of 30.4%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $1,059, 8% below the Indianapolis average of $1,156.
Among the 76 mapped neighborhoods of Indianapolis, it ranks #35 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Old Northside Historic District and Watermark.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $53,342. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
10 tracts · population-weighted
Old Speedway vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Speedway
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6,543Total filings 2020-21
12.3Avg monthly observed
20.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.67×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 Old Speedway
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.2%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility shutoff threat
22.0%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Speedway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Speedway?
Old Speedway scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 10 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 Old Speedway compare to Indianapolis overall?
Old Speedway scores 0.2 points higher than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Speedway?
Average gross rent in Old Speedway is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Speedway residents are renters?
59% of Old Speedway households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 29,444 residents.
Q5
Is Old Speedway a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Speedway sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Old Speedway have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Speedway is census tract 18097341701 (score 5.4/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Old Speedway for landlords?
Old Speedway carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 10 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Speedway?
Old Speedway has 29,303 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
