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Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Bonnycastle Neighborhood Eviction Risk: Lower , Louisville

Tract 21111008500 · Jefferson County, KY · pop 2,039 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 5.6/10, tract 21111008500 in Bonnycastle Neighborhood in Louisville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,039 residents. On the national scale it ranks #32,705 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $975 monthly, set against $100,441 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 25% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,024
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate11.9%
Median income$100,441

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Bonnycastle Neighborhood
Very High
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#75 of 90 tracts In Louisville
Very Low
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#133 of 216 tracts In Jefferson County
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#997 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Louisville and the region

Centroid at 38.2328, -85.7001 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bonnycastle Neighborhood scores 3.2

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
11.9% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$975 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Bonnycastle Neighborhood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bonnycastle Neighborhood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 008500Louisville: 3.23.2Louisvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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)

  • 233Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 3.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2005)
  • 14Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 211110085002002: 23 filings (4.06/100 renter HHs)2003: 20 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2004: 22 filings (3.88/100 renter HHs)2005: 31 filings (6.22/100 renter HHs)2006: 29 filings (5.82/100 renter HHs)2007: 15 filings (3.01/100 renter HHs)2008: 19 filings (3.81/100 renter HHs)2009: 26 filings (5.22/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (0.97/100 renter HHs)2011: 9 filings (1.69/100 renter HHs)2012: 9 filings (1.69/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (1.31/100 renter HHs)2015: 14 filings (2.63/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 39% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bonnycastle Neighborhood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bonnycastle Neighborhood

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Louisville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 233 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 21111008500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21111008500?

Census tract 21111008500 in the Bonnycastle Neighborhood neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 21111008500?

Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21111008500?

11.9% of residents in tract 21111008500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,039.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21111008500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 8th, minority 24th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 21111008500 considered part of Bonnycastle Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21111008500 fall within Bonnycastle Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21111008500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 233 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 21111008500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.19% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 21111008500 compare to Louisville overall?

Tract 21111008500 scores 3.2/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 21111008500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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