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How is Indianapolis Doing?

How is Indianapolis Doing?

A monthly look at how the Indianapolis metro area is recovering and emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic

Follow the Money: Indianapolis Evictions in 2022

Follow the Money: Indianapolis Evictions in 2022

Eviction filings are on the rise compared to last year, but still lower than before the pandemic. Most evictions are from large owners of big apartment complexes.

The State of Tenants in Central Indiana

The State of Tenants in Central Indiana

Indiana Senate Bill 230 would have required landlords to make necessary repairs to their properties. We examine the renters impacted by the bill's failure.

Modern Redlining in Indianapolis?

Modern Redlining in Indianapolis?

Our analysis of one million loan applications since 2007 shows that, even when income and debt are the same, having a Black applicant on the loan increases the odds of being denied by 2-3X, and applying for a loan in a historically redlined neighborhood increases the odds of denial by 50 percent.

A Deep Dive into Affordable Rental Housing

A Deep Dive into Affordable Rental Housing

New data shows the number of subsidized rental homes in Marion County is stagnant, while the need for units affordable to extremely low-income households is large.

Magazines
Fall 2016 Financial Stability Edition

Fall 2016 Financial Stability Edition

This magazine's feature story, "A Better Foundation: Building Economic Prosperity with Truly Affordable Housing," highlights a central theme of the report, The Affordable Housing Market and Why It Matters: that affordable housing encompasses a broader range of economic issues than the price of a home. In addition, we share stories from area nonprofits that used SAVI data to help obtain funding for job training programs, and feature a new web tool, the community assessment and planning tool which allows users to develop custom and updatable research reports.

Reports
Neighborhood Change 1970-2016

Neighborhood Change 1970-2016

Suburbanization and white flight trasnformed neighborhoods in the 1970s. Gentrification has reversed those trends in some neighborhoods, but still half of Indy residents live in neighborhoods with significant economic declines.

The Affordable Housing Market and Why It Matters

The Affordable Housing Market and Why It Matters

Read the Report Indianapolis is routinely recognized as one of the more affordable regional housing markets in the nation. This ...

West Indianapolis

West Indianapolis

Read the Report The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Sustainable Communities Initiatives supports community-driven ...

Southeast Neighborhood

Southeast Neighborhood

Read the Report The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Sustainable Communities Initiatives supports community-driven ...

Near Westside Neighborhood

Near Westside Neighborhood

Read the Report The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Sustainable Communities Initiatives supports community-driven ...

Case Studies
Polis launches a reinvented, digital version of the innovative Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Polis launches a reinvented, digital version of the innovative Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

As the lead partner of a collaborative effort, the Center created a digital encyclopedia that pulls together the resources of cultural institutions, brings the work into the twenty-first century, and gives it a long-term home. The goal was not to produce an encyclopedia that spent its time in the 19th century. The goal was to think about: What do citizens need to know today to become more effective residents of this place?

IndyVitals Measures Progress to Plan 2020 Goals

IndyVitals Measures Progress to Plan 2020 Goals

Dozens of groups are engaged in collective action work in neighborhoods across the city. But there is no consistent way to define place or measure impact. SAVI developed IndyVitals to create consistent boundaries, or neighborhood areas, that cover the entire city and easy-to-use dashboards on key indicators.

SAVI Equips Servant Leaders with Community Assessment Tool

SAVI Equips Servant Leaders with Community Assessment Tool

Christ Missionary Baptist Church and Unite for Change organized the Urban Servant Leadership Un-Conference in August 2017, and SAVI ...

Edna Martin Christian Center Receives Grant with Help from SAVI

Edna Martin Christian Center Receives Grant with Help from SAVI

The Edna Martin Christian Center (EMCC) has been an anchor of the Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the near-northeast side of ...

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