Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

East Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 18005010700 · Bartholomew County, IN · pop 3,574 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 18005010700 belongs to the East Columbus neighborhood of Columbus, Indiana. It is home to 3,574 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,711 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,184 a month against an average household income of $60,089 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 42% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,617

Renter share61.8%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate10.0%

Median income$60,089

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.2093, -85.8895 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Columbus scores 3.6

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

10.0% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,184 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 East Columbus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

34%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Columbus. 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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
31.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Columbus

The heaviest input here 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 below the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 18005010700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18005010700?

Census tract 18005010700 in the East Columbus neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 18005010700?

Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18005010700?

10.0% of residents in tract 18005010700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,574.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18005010700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 29th, minority 48th, housing 75th.

Is tract 18005010700 considered part of East Columbus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18005010700 fall within East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18005010700 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18005010700 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 18005010700 scores 3.6/10, 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.