Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Southmoor Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Merrillville
Tract 18089042503 · Lake County, IN · pop 3,187 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 4/10, tract 18089042503 in the Southmoor Park area of Merrillville, IN reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,187 residents. At $423 a month, rents run 67% under what the rest of Merrillville commands.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,504
Renter share32.7%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$58,406
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrillville and the region
Centroid at 41.4784, -87.3442 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southmoor Park scores 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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$423 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Southmoor Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Southmoor Park. 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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southmoor Park
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.
Against Lake County at 43.0%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10. Rent consumes only 9% of average household income of $58,406, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Lake County average of 4.4 closely. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 18089042503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042503?
Census tract 18089042503 in the Southmoor Park neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 18089042503?
Median gross rent is $423/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042503?
9.6% of residents in tract 18089042503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,187.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 81th, minority 77th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042503 considered part of Southmoor Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042503 fall within Southmoor Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042503 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042503 compare to Merrillville overall?
Tract 18089042503 scores 4/10, right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Merrillville
Top eight tracts in Merrillville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · IN
Southmoor Park
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Lincoln Village
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
18089042403
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Lincoln Village
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Lottaville
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
Lottaville
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
Southmoor Park
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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Chapel Manor
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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