Indianapolis, IN
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 2nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 24th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 13th | |
| | Prior Rank: 19th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Indianapolis metro area had fewer homes with open cracks or holes in walls and floors, signs of rats, water supply stoppage, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, room heaters without a flue, and roofing and foundation problems. Homes in the central city had fewer incidences of open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of rats, sewage disposal breakdown, incomplete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, roofing, siding, and foundation problems. All statistics pertaining to homes outside the central city either matched or improved upon the national average. Compared to the national average, rental units had fewer problems with open cracks or holes in walls, signs of rats, water leaks from the outside, flush toilet breakdowns, a lack of complete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, and roofing, siding, and foundation problems. Owner-occupied units had fewer problems with open cracks or holes in walls, signs of rats, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal breakdowns, a lack of complete plumbing, room heaters without a flue, and window and foundation problems, compared to the national average.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Indianapolis had more homes with evidence of mice, water leaks from the outside, and exposed wiring. Units within the Indianapolis central city area had more signs of mice, heating equipment breakdowns, exposed wiring, and window problems. Rental units in the Indianapolis area were more likely to show evidence of mice, exposed wiring, or window problems than the national average. Owner-occupied units also showed increased signs of mice, as well as more water leaks from the outside, heating equipment breakdowns, and rooms with no working electrical outlets.
Community Information: The Indianapolis MSA is comprised of Marion, Madison, Johnson, Hendricks, Hancock, Hamilton, Boone, Morgan, and Shelby counties, Indiana. In 2011, the MSA included 667,398 occupied dwelling units, 47.4% of which were located in the central city of Indianapolis. Rankings of the housing stock of the Indianapolis MSA showed an average age and average percentage of rental units of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 23rd-youngest (11.5%) for the MSA and 18th-youngest (17.2%) for the central city. The median house age in the Indianapolis MSA was 1977. The percentage of rental units ranked 19th (34.1%) for the MSA and 14th (46.8%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, the Indianapolis area had average rates of poverty. Its poverty rate ranked 18th (12.4%) for the entire MSA and 13th (15.4%) for homes in the central city.