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 BloomingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%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.
16.7%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
28.3%Food insecurity
21.4%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
36.5%Any disability
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.