Making Eviction Visible: Why Indianapolis Needs a Real-Time Data Dashboard
In Indianapolis, eviction is not a hidden issue, but the data about evictions often has been.
Over the past several years, access to timely, usable eviction data has been inconsistent. Dashboards have gone offline, stopped updating, or lacked the level of detail needed to understand what’s actually happening across neighborhoods. Without clear data, it becomes harder to respond—harder to target support, shape policy, or even see the full scope of housing instability.
That’s why Indy Housing Project partnered City Rising with to lead the development of the Indy Eviction Data Dashboard. Our partner Anymouse provided core programming and data support. Better Idea Holding Company also supports this project.
This new tool is designed to make eviction data visible, current, and actionable.
Updated weekly, the dashboard provides multiple ways to understand eviction trends—from total filings over time to geographic patterns across ZIP codes, census tracts, and township courts. It allows users to see not just how many evictions are happening, but where they are concentrated and how those patterns are shifting.
This matters because eviction is not evenly distributed. It is shaped by systems—housing markets, income inequality, access to support, and policy decisions. When data is accessible and specific, it becomes possible to respond with greater precision.
The dashboard also reflects a broader approach we bring to the work of social impact, building off of an “infrastructures of care” model (Basile, 2026). That means creating tools and systems that don’t just track problems, but support coordinated, informed action across organizations, policymakers, and communities.
Indianapolis has long needed a centralized, up-to-date view of eviction. This dashboard is a step toward that—offering a shared foundation for understanding and, ultimately, for intervention.
As the platform grows, so will its capacity to support deeper analysis and more responsive strategies. But even now, it marks an important shift: from fragmented information to a clearer, more collective view of housing instability in the city.