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Chapel Manor Eviction Risk: Lower , Merrillville

Tract 18089042302 · Lake County, IN · pop 2,690 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 18089042302 covers Chapel Manor in Merrillville, home to 2,690 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,322 monthly, set against $76,389 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 33% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units1,322

Renter share65.2%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$76,389

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merrillville and the region

Centroid at 41.4785, -87.3106 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chapel Manor scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,322 rent vs county FMR

6.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Merrillville

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Merrillville

6.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Merrillville

7.0

How Chapel Manor 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.

57%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
29%Housing & transportation

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.

14.6%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility-shutoff threat
18.6%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
17.8%Frequent mental distress
27.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chapel Manor

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Black and 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 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.4% 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 18089042302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042302?

Census tract 18089042302 in the Chapel Manor neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 18089042302?

Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042302?

10.3% of residents in tract 18089042302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,690.

How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 23th, minority 74th, housing 29th.

Is tract 18089042302 considered part of Chapel Manor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042302 fall within Chapel Manor (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 18089042302 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.6% 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. 11.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 18089042302 compare to Merrillville overall?

Tract 18089042302 scores 3.3/10, 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.