2 census tracts · pop 9,017 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–5.4
Valley Mills spans 2 census tracts of Indianapolis, IN, population 9,017. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 30.4% citywide, putting Valley Mills 11.6% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,410, 22% above the Indianapolis average of $1,156. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
That places it #40 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.
For a like-for-like read, Millersville and Quail Ridge score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $73,320.
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
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Valley Mills vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Valley Mills
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
913Total filings 2020-21
5.6Avg monthly observed
5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.21×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Valley Mills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Valley Mills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Valley Mills?
Valley Mills scores 3.9/10 (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 Valley Mills compare to Indianapolis overall?
Valley Mills scores 0.1 points lower than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,410 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Valley Mills?
Average gross rent in Valley Mills is $1,410/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Valley Mills residents are renters?
26% of Valley Mills households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 9,017 residents.
Q5
Is Valley Mills a high social-vulnerability area?
Valley Mills sits in the 37th 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
Which tracts in Valley Mills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Valley Mills is census tract 18097370201 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Valley Mills for landlords?
Valley Mills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Valley Mills?
Valley Mills has 8,751 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.9%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
