Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 16001010346 · Ada County, ID · pop 1,274 · 62% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

Census tract 16001010346 covers part of Meridian, ID, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,274 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 32% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units670

Renter share53.3%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate10.0%

Median income$84,048

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 43.6035, -116.4510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Meridian

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.8

State political climate

Idaho legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

10.0% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,763 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Meridian

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Meridian

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Meridian

2.0

How Meridian compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

29%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

9.8%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
31.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 4.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters.

It tracks the Ada County average of 3.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,763, close to the Meridian average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $84,048.

53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 16001010346

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16001010346?

Census tract 16001010346 in Meridian scores 3.5/10 (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 16001010346?

Median gross rent is $1,763/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16001010346?

10.0% of residents in tract 16001010346 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,274.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16001010346?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 59th, minority 14th, housing 65th.

What share of households in tract 16001010346 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16001010346 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 16001010346 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Meridian at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Meridian eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Meridian

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