Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Steinmeier Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Indianapolis
Tract 18097320400 ·
Marion County, IN · pop 3,343 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 18097320400 covers the Steinmeier Village area of Indianapolis city (balance) in Indiana. Home to 3,343 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,090 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,297 monthly, set against $74,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 22%Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,409
Renter share48.0%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$74,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Steinmeier Village
Moderate
Within parent city
27th percentile
#170 of 231 tracts In Indianapolis
Low
Within county
28th percentile
#183 of 253 tracts In Marion County
Low
Within state
49th percentile
#870 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.8788, -86.0763 · click any tract to drill in
Why Steinmeier Village scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,297 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Steinmeier Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
23%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
1,078Total filings 2020-21
14.0Avg monthly (observed)
9.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.46×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
8.9%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Steinmeier Village
The score leans hardest on 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097320400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097320400?
Census tract 18097320400 in the Steinmeier Village 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18097320400?
Median gross rent is $1,297/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097320400?
7.4% of residents in tract 18097320400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,343.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097320400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 7th, minority 58th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 18097320400 considered part of Steinmeier Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097320400 fall within Steinmeier Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097320400 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.46× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097320400 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097320400 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097320400 scores 3.4/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 18097320400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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