Original Highland Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Moderate
9 census tracts · pop 22,088 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–5.4
Original Highland Neighborhood takes in 9 census tracts of Louisville, KY and houses 22,088 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 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.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 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. At $1,198 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Louisville commands.
Court records carry 7,682 eviction filings across its 8 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 74.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #9 of 10 neighborhoods in Louisville. The closest comparables inside the same city are Old Jeffersonville Historic District and Bonnycastle Neighborhood.
42% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $66,683.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
9 tracts · population-weighted
Original Highland Neighborhood vs LouisvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Original Highland Neighborhood
Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7,682Total filings (sum)
12.11%Avg annual filing rate
74.2%Peak year (2009)
8.67%Latest filed (2015)
Frequently asked
About Original Highland Neighborhood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Original Highland Neighborhood?
Original Highland Neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 9 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 Original Highland Neighborhood compare to Louisville overall?
Original Highland Neighborhood scores 0.0 points higher than Louisville overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 44% citywide. Average rent: $1,198 vs $1,011.
Q3
What is the average rent in Original Highland Neighborhood?
Average gross rent in Original Highland Neighborhood is $1,198/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Original Highland Neighborhood residents are renters?
49% of Original Highland Neighborhood households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Louisville). The neighborhood has 22,088 residents.
Q5
Is Original Highland Neighborhood a high social-vulnerability area?
Original Highland Neighborhood sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Original Highland Neighborhood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Original Highland Neighborhood is census tract 21111006500 (score 5.4/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Original Highland Neighborhood for landlords?
Original Highland Neighborhood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 9 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Louisville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Original Highland Neighborhood?
Original Highland Neighborhood has 21,396 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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