Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Indianapolis
Tract 18097360601 · Marion County, IN · pop 5,202 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 18097360601 reflects conditions in Washington Place in Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana. On the national scale it ranks #39,102 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,005 monthly, set against $74,353 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,815
Renter share21.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$74,353
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
34
th percentile
Low
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.7841, -86.0175 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Place scores 3.6
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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,005 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Washington Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 186Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.73×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 Washington Place. 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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.8%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 10.1%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Place
What moves this score most 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 71st 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.73x 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 18097360601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097360601?
Census tract 18097360601 in the Washington Place 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18097360601?
Median gross rent is $1,005/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097360601?
10.1% of residents in tract 18097360601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,202.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097360601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 89th, minority 57th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 18097360601 considered part of Washington Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097360601 fall within Washington Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097360601 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.73× 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 18097360601 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097360601 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097360601 scores 3.6/10, 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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