Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

North Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18005010200 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 4,286 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 18005010200 covers part of the North Columbus area of Columbus, IN, and scores 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,286. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 15% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,671

Renter share29.5%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate5.8%

Median income$77,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.2251, -85.9103 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Columbus scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Columbus

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.7

State political climate

Indiana legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

5.8% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,246 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Columbus

4.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Columbus

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Columbus

5.5

How North Columbus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

47%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
8%Racial/ethnic minority
31%Housing & transportation

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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Columbus

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Bartholomew County average of 41.3%.

SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 27th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.8/10. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Bartholomew County average of 3.8 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,246, close to the Columbus average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $77,750. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 18005010200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010200?

Census tract 18005010200 in the North Columbus neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 18005010200?

Median gross rent is $1,246/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010200?

5.8% of residents in tract 18005010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,286.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 30th, minority 8th, housing 31th.

Is tract 18005010200 considered part of North Columbus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010200 fall within North Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18005010200 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18005010200 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 18005010200 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Columbus at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

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