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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Winchester Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 21049020500 · Clark County, KY · pop 2,752 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Winchester

Winchester in Clark County anchors census tract 21049020500, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 8% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $645 monthly, set against $108,343 in average yearly household income, roughly 7% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 9% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,075
Renter share10.0%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$108,343

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 8 tracts In Winchester
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In Clark County
Very Low
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#953 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
Low
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Winchester and the region

Centroid at 37.9463, -84.2503 · click any tract to drill in

Why Winchester scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Winchester
4.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Kentucky legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$645 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Winchester
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Winchester
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Winchester
6.6

How Winchester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Winchester risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 020500Winchester: 2.52.5Winchesterparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Winchester

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Winchester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Clark County average of 4.9 and below the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 21049020500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21049020500?

Census tract 21049020500 in Winchester scores 3.4/10 (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 21049020500?

Median gross rent is $645/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 8% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21049020500?

4.6% of residents in tract 21049020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,752.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21049020500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 20th, minority 5th, housing 5th.
Q5

How does tract 21049020500 compare to Winchester overall?

Tract 21049020500 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Winchester at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Winchester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Winchester

Top eight tracts in Winchester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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