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Neighborhood · Indianapolis, IN

Venerable Flackville Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 25,797 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 4.5–5.5

Venerable Flackville is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Indianapolis with 5 census tracts and a population of 25,797 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,048/month sits 9% lower than the Indianapolis citywide average ($1,156).

Risk score
5
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Venerable Flackville vs Indianapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.5% +76%
Indianapolis: 30.4%
Average gross rent
$1,048 -9%
Indianapolis: $1,156
Average HH income
$48,032 -24%
Indianapolis: $62,995
Poverty rate
21.9% +40%
Indianapolis: 15.7%
Renter share
59.2% +35%
Indianapolis: 44.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Venerable Flackville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4.5–5.5

Why Venerable Flackville scores 5

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
54% of income on rent · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
59% renter households · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Economic stress
21.9% below poverty line · Range 4.6–7.2 across tracts
5.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–4.3 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Venerable Flackville vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Venerable Flackville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Venerable Flackvil: 5.05.0Venerable FlackvilNeighborhoodParent 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 Venerable Flackville?

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

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 1 points from 4.5 to 5.5. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Venerable Flackville

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18097340700 5.5 4,659 53% $980
18097340500 5 5,935 51% $989
18097340400 5 4,071 67% $1,154
18097340600 4.9 5,869 50% $1,190
18097340302 4.5 5,263 50% $936
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 93%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 79%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Venerable Flackville

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,595Total filings 2020-21
  • 10.0Avg monthly observed
  • 16.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.57×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 Venerable Flackville

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Venerable Flackville

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Venerable Flackville?

Venerable Flackville scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Venerable Flackville compare to Indianapolis overall?

Venerable Flackville scores 2.3 points higher than Indianapolis overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,048 vs $1,156.
Q3

What is the average rent in Venerable Flackville?

Average gross rent in Venerable Flackville is $1,048/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Venerable Flackville residents are renters?

59% of Venerable Flackville households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 25,797 residents.
Q5

Is Venerable Flackville a high social-vulnerability area?

Venerable Flackville sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Venerable Flackville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Venerable Flackville is census tract 18097340700 (score 5.5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.5, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Venerable Flackville for landlords?

Venerable Flackville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Venerable Flackville?

Venerable Flackville has 25,322 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (31.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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