Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Meridian Eviction Risk: Lower

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

The Lower-tier score of 3.8/10 for census tract 16001010346 reflects conditions in Meridian, Idaho. It lands near the 9th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,763 monthly, set against $84,048 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.5

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 2.5

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 score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 about the same as 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 16001010346

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

Census tract 16001010346 in Meridian scores 2.5/10 (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 2.5/10, 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.