Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Flat Rock Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 18005010400 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 6,091 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 18005010400 runs through Flat Rock Park in Columbus. With 6,091 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,117 a month against an average household income of $87,978 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,353
Renter share27.4%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$87,978
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.2531, -85.8963 · click any tract to drill in
Why Flat Rock Park scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,117 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Flat Rock Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Flat Rock Park. 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 6.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Flat Rock Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bartholomew County average of 4.5 and in line with the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 18005010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010400?
Census tract 18005010400 in the Flat Rock Park neighborhood scores 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18005010400?
Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010400?
8.9% of residents in tract 18005010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,091.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 50th, minority 51th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 18005010400 considered part of Flat Rock Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010400 fall within Flat Rock Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18005010400 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18005010400 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 18005010400 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.3/10. 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.
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East Columbus
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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East Columbus
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Everroad Park
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Everroad Park
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
East Columbus
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
North Columbus
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
18005011000
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
18005011500
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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