Neighborhood · Evansville, IN

Ballard Eviction Risk: Moderate

8 census tracts · pop 18,296 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 3–4.6

Ballard takes in 8 census tracts of Evansville, IN, population 18,296. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 29.1% citywide, putting Ballard 13.6% over its own city.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 21% 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. The 8 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.6, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.

The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 5,860 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts.

15.0% 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. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 35.5% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 18.5% in 2013, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 7 neighborhoods in Evansville.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Downtown and Riverside.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 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

4.2

Moderate

8 tracts · population-weighted

Ballard vs Evansville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.7% +47%

Evansville: 29.1%

Average gross rent

$988 +1%

Evansville: $975

Average HH income

$50,852 -3%

Evansville: $52,251

Poverty rate

20.9% +12%

Evansville: 18.6%

Renter share

46.3% +2%

Evansville: 45.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ballard and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 3–4.6

Why Ballard scores 4.2

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 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Rent control risk

43% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

46% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Economic stress

20.9% below poverty line · Range 2.8–7.3 across tracts

5.2

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–7.0 across tracts

4.4

Risk score comparison

Ballard vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Ballard?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.6 points from 3 to 4.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Ballard

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
18163000300	4.6	3,492	26%	$938
18163001500	4.6	2,222	40%	$932
18163001400	4.6	1,907	39%	$956
18163001300	4.6	1,479	77%	$819
18163000800	4.1	2,838	39%	$1,089
18163002100	4.1	2,180	54%	$964
18163002300	3.8	2,206	63%	$914
18163000600	3	1,972	23%	$1,265

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 77%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 54%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 42%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ballard

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

5,860Total filings (sum)
18.22%Avg annual filing rate
35.5%Peak year (2011)
18.36%Latest filed (2013)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ballard

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

17.7%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility shutoff threat
25.0%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
36.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Ballard

What is the eviction-risk score for Ballard?

Ballard scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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.

How does Ballard compare to Evansville overall?

Ballard scores 1.0 points higher than Evansville overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $988 vs $975.

What is the average rent in Ballard?

Average gross rent in Ballard is $988/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Ballard residents are renters?

46% of Ballard households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Evansville). The neighborhood has 18,296 residents.

Is Ballard a high social-vulnerability area?

Ballard sits in the 60th 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.

Which tracts in Ballard have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ballard is census tract 18163000300 (score 4.6/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.

How safe is Ballard for landlords?

Ballard carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 8 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Evansville as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Ballard?

Ballard has 18,462 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Ballard

4.6 Riverside 3 tracts · pop 5,779 4.6 Downtown 5 tracts · pop 7,291 3.5 Lakewood Hills 5 tracts · pop 11,218 3.6 Country Club Meadows 4 tracts · pop 13,137 3.5 Independence 3 tracts · pop 11,147 3.1 Knob Hill 2 tracts · pop 3,275

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Evansville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Ballard.

4.6 Riverside 3 tracts · pop 5,779 4.6 Downtown 5 tracts · pop 7,291 3.6 Country Club Meadows 4 tracts · pop 13,137 3.5 Lakewood Hills 5 tracts · pop 11,218 3.4 Independence 3 tracts · pop 11,147 3 Knob Hill 2 tracts · pop 3,275

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