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Neighborhood · Bloomington, IN

Near West Side Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,756 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 7.3–7.3

Near West Side maps to a single census tract in Bloomington, IN and houses 3,756 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 57% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Annualized rent equals 96% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Bloomington baseline of 39.5%, 74% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 65%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 95% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 9/10.

15.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 28.3% of adults, 10.5 points above the national rate.

Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Bloomington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Park Ridge and Maple Heights.

Average gross rent runs $1,160, close to the Bloomington average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Near West Side vs Bloomington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
73.9% +87%
Bloomington: 39.5%
Average gross rent
$1,160 -3%
Bloomington: $1,200
Average HH income
$14,461 -70%
Bloomington: $48,918
Poverty rate
65.4% +114%
Bloomington: 30.5%
Renter share
95.1% +46%
Bloomington: 65.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Near West Side and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.3–7.3

Why Near West Side scores 7.3

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 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Rent control risk
74% of income on rent · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
95% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Economic stress
65.4% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

Near West Side vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Near West Side score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.3Near West SideNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Near West Side

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
18105000100 7.3 3,756 74% $1,160
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 0%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Near West Side

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

Frequently asked

About Near West Side

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Near West Side?

Near West Side scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Near West Side compare to Bloomington overall?

Near West Side scores 1.4 points higher than Bloomington overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 74% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,160 vs $1,200.
Q3

What is the average rent in Near West Side?

Average gross rent in Near West Side is $1,160/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Near West Side residents are renters?

95% of Near West Side households are renter-occupied (vs 65% in Bloomington). The neighborhood has 3,756 residents.
Q5

Is Near West Side a high social-vulnerability area?

Near West Side sits in the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Near West Side for landlords?

Near West Side carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Bloomington as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Near West Side?

Near West Side has 3,838 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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