Within neighborhood
83
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Far Eastside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Indianapolis
Tract 18097360401 · Marion County, IN · pop 6,058 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
18097360401 is a census tract in the Far Eastside area of Indianapolis, IN. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,058. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 49%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units2,709
Renter share83.5%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$44,324
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.8041, -86.0001 · click any tract to drill in
Why Far Eastside scores 5.4
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
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$955 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Far Eastside 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.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 2,480Total filings 2020-21
- 32.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 41.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.77×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 Far Eastside. 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.
- 24.5%Housing insecurity
- 20.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.9%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Far Eastside
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.1/10.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. It sits 1.2 points above the Marion County average of 4.2. At $955 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Indianapolis commands.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Marion County average of 46.3%. SNAP participation runs 23.8% against 15.2% nationally.
On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097360401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097360401?
Census tract 18097360401 in the Far Eastside neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 18097360401?
Median gross rent is $955/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097360401?
24.6% of residents in tract 18097360401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,058.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097360401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 85th, minority 85th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 18097360401 considered part of Far Eastside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097360401 fall within Far Eastside (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097360401 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.77× 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 18097360401 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.5% 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. 20.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097360401 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097360401 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Indianapolis at 4/10. 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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