Meridian Eviction Risk: Moderate

At $1,213 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Meridian commands. 23% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 1.5/10. On the national scale it lands near the 42nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 7.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters.

It tracks the Ada County average of 3.5 closely. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $58,627.

54% 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.