Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 16001010348 · Ada County, ID · pop 3,567 · 91% of tract blocks fall in Meridian

Census tract 16001010348 covers Meridian, home to 3,567 residents. For landlords it grades 4.3/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 18% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,585 a month against an average household income of $67,087 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 16% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,496

Renter share38.1%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate20.9%

Median income$67,087

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meridian and the region

Centroid at 43.6007, -116.4086 · click any tract to drill in

Why Meridian scores 3.7

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

20.9% poverty · this tract

5.2

Supply constraint

$1,585 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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.

63%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
40%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.

13.9%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
10.1%Transit barriers
12.8%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
38.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Meridian

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Meridian eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Ada County average of 3.9 and in line with the Idaho statewide average of 4.0. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 16001010348

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 16001010348?

Census tract 16001010348 in Meridian scores 3.7/10 (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 16001010348?

Median gross rent is $1,585/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 16001010348?

20.9% of residents in tract 16001010348 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,567.

How socially vulnerable is tract 16001010348?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 19th, minority 32th, housing 40th.

What share of households in tract 16001010348 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 16001010348 compare to Meridian overall?

Tract 16001010348 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Meridian at 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.