Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lawrence

Tract 20045000904 · Douglas County, KS · pop 4,261 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 20045000904 sits in the Indian Hills area of Lawrence eviction risk, KS, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It is home to 4,261 residents. 85% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 51% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units2,540

Renter share85.4%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate27.2%

Median income$50,392

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lawrence and the region

Centroid at 38.9388, -95.2515 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Hills scores 5.4

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

27.2% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$785 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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: 39

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

67%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
66%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.

17.2%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
12.4%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
21.2%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Indian Hills

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $785 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Lawrence commands.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Against the Douglas County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

Against Douglas County at 47.5%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 20045000904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 20045000904?

Census tract 20045000904 in the Indian Hills neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 20045000904?

Median gross rent is $785/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 20045000904?

27.2% of residents in tract 20045000904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,261.

How socially vulnerable is tract 20045000904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 1th, minority 62th, housing 66th.

Is tract 20045000904 considered part of Indian Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 20045000904 fall within Indian Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 20045000904 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.2% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 20045000904 compare to Lawrence overall?

Tract 20045000904 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Lawrence at 4/10. 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.