2 census tracts · pop 7,957 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.7/10
· range 9.5–9.9
Cleveland Heights spans 2 census tracts of Oakland, CA and houses 7,957 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.7/10, High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 10/10.
43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Oakland rate of 30.6%. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
That places it #24 of 45 neighborhoods in Oakland. For a like-for-like read, Grand Lake and Broadway Auto Row score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,867, close to the Oakland average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $99,246.
With little internal variation, 9.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.7
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cleveland Heights vs OaklandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cleveland Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cleveland Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cleveland Heights?
Cleveland Heights scores 9.7/10 (High tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Cleveland Heights compare to Oakland overall?
Cleveland Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Oakland overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,867 vs $1,979.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cleveland Heights?
Average gross rent in Cleveland Heights is $1,867/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cleveland Heights residents are renters?
76% of Cleveland Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Oakland). The neighborhood has 7,957 residents.
Q5
Is Cleveland Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Cleveland Heights sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Cleveland Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cleveland Heights is census tract 06001405600 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.5 to 9.9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Cleveland Heights for landlords?
Cleveland Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Oakland as a whole (9.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cleveland Heights?
Cleveland Heights has 8,069 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (34.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
