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Original Highland Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Lower , Louisville

Tract 21111006800 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,234 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 21111006800 in Original Highland Neighborhood in Louisville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,234 residents. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,518 a month against an average household income of $86,012 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 23% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,174

Renter share43.4%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$86,012

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.2240, -85.7396 · click any tract to drill in

Why Original Highland Neighborhood scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Louisville

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,518 rent vs county FMR

6.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Louisville

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Louisville

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Louisville

5.0

How Original Highland Neighborhood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

47%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
42%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
11%Grade B
89%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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

281Total filings over 14 yrs
5.97%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak (2009)
13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 to 2015

Filings dropped 46% over the past 14 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Original Highland Neighborhood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Original Highland Neighborhood

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Louisville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.5 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 281 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.2% of renter households in 2009.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21111006800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111006800?

Census tract 21111006800 in the Original Highland Neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 21111006800?

Median gross rent is $1,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111006800?

11.6% of residents in tract 21111006800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,234.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111006800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 2th, minority 22th, housing 42th.

Is tract 21111006800 considered part of Original Highland Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111006800 fall within Original Highland Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111006800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 281 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111006800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.97% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 21111006800 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111006800 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Louisville at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Louisville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 21111006800 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Louisville

Top eight tracts in Louisville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org