Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally

Flat Rock Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus

Tract 18005010400 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 6,091 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 18005010400 sits in the Flat Rock Park area of Columbus eviction risk, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. It is home to 6,091 residents. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

3.4

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.

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 3.4

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

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

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally. 45% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Bartholomew County average of 41.3%.

Nationally it ranks #59,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.

Against average income of $87,978, annual rent is just 15%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Bartholomew County average of 3.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,117, close to the Columbus average. 27% 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 18005010400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010400?

Census tract 18005010400 in the Flat Rock Park neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 18005010400?

Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 18005010400 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 18005010400 scores 3.4/10, 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.