Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
University Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Indianapolis
Tract 18097380301 · Marion County, IN · pop 2,119 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The University Heights area of Indianapolis city (balance) is where census tract 18097380301 sits, home to 2,119 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #39,104 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 91% of renter households, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,090 monthly, set against $43,902 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units823
Renter share27.9%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$43,902
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Indianapolis and the region
Centroid at 39.7197, -86.1204 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Heights scores 4.1
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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,090 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 University Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 2%Grade C
- 74%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)
- 164Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.23×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Indianapolis, IN as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within University Heights. 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.
- 17.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.1%Food insecurity
- 14.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.7%Transit barriers
- 17.2%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 36.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Heights
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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 74% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.23x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 18097380301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18097380301?
Census tract 18097380301 in the University Heights neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 18097380301?
Median gross rent is $1,090/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 91% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18097380301?
9.4% of residents in tract 18097380301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,119.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18097380301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 99th, minority 43th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 18097380301 considered part of University Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18097380301 fall within University Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 18097380301 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.23× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Indianapolis eviction risk, IN), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 18097380301 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 18097380301 compare to Indianapolis overall?
Tract 18097380301 scores 4.1/10, 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 18097380301 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 74% 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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