Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Lincoln Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Merrillville
Tract 18089042606 · Lake County, IN · pop 3,124 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 18089042606 (the Lincoln Village area of Merrillville, Indiana) comes in at 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,178 monthly, set against $67,604 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,267
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$67,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrillville and the region
Centroid at 41.4640, -87.3978 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lincoln Village scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Merrillville
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,178 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Merrillville
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Merrillville
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Merrillville
4.9
How Lincoln Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lincoln Village. 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.8%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lincoln Village
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 5.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Merrillville 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 Lake County average of 5.2 and above the Indiana statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 65th 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% 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 18089042606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042606?
Census tract 18089042606 in the Lincoln Village neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18089042606?
Median gross rent is $1,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042606?
16.4% of residents in tract 18089042606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,124.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 62th, minority 65th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042606 considered part of Lincoln Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042606 fall within Lincoln Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042606 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042606 compare to Merrillville overall?
Tract 18089042606 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Merrillville at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Merrillville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merrillville
Top eight tracts in Merrillville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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