Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Chapel Manor Eviction Risk: Lower , Merrillville
Tract 18089042302 · Lake County, IN · pop 2,690 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
18089042302 is a census tract in the Chapel Manor area of Merrillville, IN. It scores 3.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,690. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.6
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.Within parent city
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.6
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
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
Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.9/10. 65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10. Cost burden runs 50% here against 43.0% across Lake County. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.
It sits 0.8 points below the Lake County average of 4.4. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 4.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,322, close to the Merrillville average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $76,389.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042302?
Census tract 18089042302 in the Chapel Manor neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 18089042302?
Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 18089042302 compare to Merrillville overall?
Tract 18089042302 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Merrillville at 4/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Merrillville
Top eight tracts in Merrillville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Lincoln Village
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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18089042403
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Lincoln Village
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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Southmoor Park
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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Southmoor Park
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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