1 census tracts · pop 2,698 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Sherwood Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 2,698 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Indianapolis rate of 30.4%.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 79% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. That places it #44 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis. For a like-for-like read, Ameriplex and New Augusta score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,092, close to the Indianapolis average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $52,936.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sherwood Forest vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sherwood Forest
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
483Total filings 2020-21
6.3Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.69×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sherwood Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.1%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sherwood Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest scores 3.7/10 (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 Sherwood Forest compare to Indianapolis overall?
Sherwood Forest scores 0.3 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,092 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sherwood Forest?
Average gross rent in Sherwood Forest is $1,092/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sherwood Forest residents are renters?
79% of Sherwood Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 2,698 residents.
Q5
Is Sherwood Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Sherwood Forest sits in the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sherwood Forest for landlords?
Sherwood Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest has 2,636 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.1%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
