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Neighborhood · Indianapolis, IN

Old Speedway Eviction Risk: Moderate

10 census tracts · pop 29,444 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3–5.5

Old Speedway is a white-black neighborhood in Indianapolis with 10 census tracts and a population of 29,444 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,059/month sits 8% lower than the Indianapolis citywide average ($1,156).

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
10 tracts · population-weighted
Old Speedway vs Indianapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.3% +29%
Indianapolis: 30.4%
Average gross rent
$1,059 -8%
Indianapolis: $1,156
Average HH income
$53,342 -15%
Indianapolis: $62,995
Poverty rate
14.0% -11%
Indianapolis: 15.7%
Renter share
59.0% +34%
Indianapolis: 44.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Speedway and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 10 tracts span score 3–5.5

Why Old Speedway scores 4.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 5.2–6.6 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–2.1 across tracts
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
59% renter households · Range 8.7–9.4 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.8 across tracts
6.4
Economic stress
14.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–9.0 across tracts
3.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–4.4 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Old Speedway vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Old Speedway score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Old Speedway: 4.24.2Old SpeedwayNeighborhoodParent city: 2.72.7Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Old Speedway?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 2.5 points from 3 to 5.5. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

10 tracts in Old Speedway

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18097341701 5.5 2,093 45% $1,134
18097341100 5.3 2,027 43% $1,096
18097341903 4.4 5,988 39% $1,035
18097341702 4.2 2,280 39% $938
18097340800 4.2 1,791 30% $1,205
18097340904 4 4,652 41% $1,095
18097340903 4 1,689 47% $975
18097340202 3.9 4,899 33% $1,084
18097341904 3.4 2,252 48% $1,032
18097341000 3 1,773 35% $969
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 10 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 65%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%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.

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 1.5 points higher than Indianapolis overall (2.7/10). 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 5.5/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.5, a spread of 2.5 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 (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Old Speedway?

Old Speedway has 29,303 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.4%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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