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Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

6th and Ritter Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bloomington

Tract 18105000401 · Monroe County, IN · pop 4,242 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 18105000401 covers part of the 6th and Ritter area of Bloomington, IN, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,242. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 43% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,316
Renter share77.1%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate32.8%
Median income$48,648

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In 6th and Ritter
Moderate
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 23 tracts In Bloomington
High
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 33 tracts In Monroe County
Elevated
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bloomington and the region

Centroid at 39.1589, -86.5572 · click any tract to drill in

Why 6th and Ritter scores 7.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bloomington
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
32.8% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$985 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bloomington
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bloomington
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bloomington
9.0

How 6th and Ritter compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
6th and Ritter risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.3This tracttract 0004015.9Bloomingtonparent city5.3Countyavg tract in county3.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in 6th and Ritter

The severe-burden share is 31%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9/10. 77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Against the Monroe County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. The poverty rate is 33%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.9/10. At $985 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Bloomington commands.

Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.5/10.

Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 3.4 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 18105000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18105000401?

Census tract 18105000401 in the 6th and Ritter neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 18105000401?

Median gross rent is $985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 18105000401?

32.8% of residents in tract 18105000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,242.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 18105000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 5th, minority 31th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 18105000401 considered part of 6th and Ritter?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18105000401 fall within 6th and Ritter (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 18105000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 18105000401 compare to Bloomington overall?

Tract 18105000401 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Bloomington at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bloomington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bloomington

Top eight tracts in Bloomington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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