Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Quail Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Indianapolis
Tract 18097310309 · Marion County, IN · pop 3,379 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 18097310309 in the Quail Ridge neighborhood of Indianapolis city (balance) ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,379 residents. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $971 a month while the average household earns $41,950 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 41%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share62.3%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate20.8%
Median income$41,950
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.8598, -86.2480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Quail Ridge scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
20.8% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$971 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Indianapolis
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Indianapolis
6.8
How Quail Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,416Total filings 2020-21
- 18.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 21.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Quail Ridge. 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.
- 22.3%Housing insecurity
- 18.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.8%Food insecurity
- 19.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Quail Ridge
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Indianapolis eviction risk city (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Marion County average of 5.4 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.86x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097310309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097310309?
Census tract 18097310309 in the Quail Ridge neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 18097310309?
Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097310309?
20.8% of residents in tract 18097310309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097310309?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 69th, minority 85th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 18097310309 considered part of Quail Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097310309 fall within Quail Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097310309 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.86× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097310309 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.3% 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. 18.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097310309 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097310309 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Indianapolis at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Indianapolis eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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