Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Cedar Creek Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Lowell
Tract 18089043403 ·
Lake County, IN · pop 7,032 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Tract 18089043403 sits in the Cedar Creek Heights area of Lowell, IN, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. It is home to 7,032 residents. 26% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Lake County average of 43.0%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 10%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,770
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$85,528
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Cedar Creek Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Lowell
Very Low
Within county
23th percentile
#101 of 131 tracts In Lake County
Low
Within state
34th percentile
#1,115 of 1,693 tracts In Indiana
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lowell and the region
Centroid at 41.2885, -87.4154 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cedar Creek Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lowell
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Indiana legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,046 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lowell
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lowell
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lowell
3.4
How Cedar Creek Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
34%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
26%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.
8.8%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cedar Creek Heights
The clearest offset is economic stress at 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 1.4 points.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.4/10. SNAP participation runs 5.8% against 15.2% nationally. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $85,528, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the IN average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Average gross rent is $1,046, close to the Lowell average.
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 18089043403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 18089043403?
Census tract 18089043403 in the Cedar Creek Heights neighborhood scores 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 18089043403?
Median gross rent is $1,046/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 18089043403?
7.6% of residents in tract 18089043403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,032.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 18089043403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 43th, minority 28th, housing 26th.
Q5
Is tract 18089043403 considered part of Cedar Creek Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 18089043403 fall within Cedar Creek Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 18089043403 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 18089043403 compare to Lowell overall?
Tract 18089043403 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Lowell at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lowell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lowell
Top eight tracts in Lowell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.