Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lawrence

Tract 20045000902 · Douglas County, KS · pop 2,245 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 20045000902 runs through the Indian Hills neighborhood of Lawrence. With 2,245 residents, it scores 5.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 53% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $941 monthly, set against $43,956 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 20% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,016

Renter share71.7%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate29.5%

Median income$43,956

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 38.9254, -95.2481 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Hills scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lawrence

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.0

State political climate

Kansas legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

29.5% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$941 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lawrence

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lawrence

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lawrence

3.5

How Indian Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

87%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Indian Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility-shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
12.7%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
22.6%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Indian Hills

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Douglas County average of 4.9 and above the Kansas statewide average of 4.2. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 20045000902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20045000902?

Census tract 20045000902 in the Indian Hills neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 20045000902?

Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20045000902?

29.5% of residents in tract 20045000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,245.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20045000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 6th, minority 42th, housing 94th.

Is tract 20045000902 considered part of Indian Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20045000902 fall within Indian Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20045000902 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 12.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20045000902 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 20045000902 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lawrence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lawrence

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