Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Southmoor Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Merrillville
Tract 18089042509 · Lake County, IN · pop 3,930 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 18089042509 in the Southmoor Park area of Merrillville, IN reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The voucher gap is 41.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,714
Renter share60.5%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$71,711
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Merrillville and the region
Centroid at 41.4593, -87.3425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southmoor Park scores 3.7
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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,693 rent vs county FMR
9.1
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: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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.
- 12.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.3%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southmoor Park
The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.1/10.
At $1,693 a month, rents run 32% over what the rest of Merrillville commands. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. Against the Lake County average of 4.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 45% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $71,711. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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 18089042509
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089042509?
Census tract 18089042509 in the Southmoor Park neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 18089042509?
Median gross rent is $1,693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089042509?
9.8% of residents in tract 18089042509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,930.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089042509?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 68th, minority 79th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 18089042509 considered part of Southmoor Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089042509 fall within Southmoor Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089042509 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089042509 compare to Merrillville overall?
Tract 18089042509 scores 3.7/10, 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.
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
Southmoor Park
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · IN
Lottaville
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · IN
Lottaville
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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Chapel Manor
3.6
/ 10 · Low
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