7 census tracts · pop 23,725 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 3–5.4
Indian Hills is a 7-tract neighborhood of Lawrence, KS and houses 23,725 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Lawrence baseline of 31.2%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
34% 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. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent runs $1,037, close to the Lawrence average. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $43,826.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Indian Hills vs LawrenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Indian Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Indian Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Indian Hills?
Indian Hills scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 Indian Hills compare to Lawrence overall?
Indian Hills scores 0.9 points higher than Lawrence overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,037 vs $1,091.
Q3
What is the average rent in Indian Hills?
Average gross rent in Indian Hills is $1,037/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Indian Hills residents are renters?
73% of Indian Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Lawrence). The neighborhood has 23,725 residents.
Q5
Is Indian Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Indian Hills 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
Which tracts in Indian Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Indian Hills is census tract 20045000904 (score 5.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Indian Hills for landlords?
Indian Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lawrence as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Indian Hills?
Indian Hills has 23,876 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.3%), Hispanic / Latino (11.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
