3 census tracts · pop 13,934 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.4–5.3
Washington Place is a 3-tract neighborhood of Indianapolis, IN and houses 13,934 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 30.4% citywide, putting Washington Place 25.7% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.4 to 5.3, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. At $1,021 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Indianapolis commands. That places it #33 of 76 neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Chatham-Arch and North Meridian Street Historic District. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $57,927.
35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Place vs IndianapolisHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Place
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,467Total filings 2020-21
7.1Avg monthly observed
8.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis, IN).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility shutoff threat
20.4%Food insecurity
13.7%SNAP enrollment
11.8%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Place?
Washington Place scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Washington Place compare to Indianapolis overall?
Washington Place scores 0.3 points higher than Indianapolis overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,021 vs $1,156.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Place?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Place is $1,021/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Place residents are renters?
35% of Washington Place households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Indianapolis). The neighborhood has 13,934 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Place sits in the 78th 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 Washington Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Washington Place is census tract 18097360602 (score 5.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.3, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Washington Place for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Washington Place?
Washington Place has 13,406 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.5%), Hispanic / Latino (16.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
