Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Frankfort Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21073070601 · Franklin County, KY · pop 2,052 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Frankfort

Census tract 21073070601 runs through Frankfort. With 2,052 residents, it scores 3.9/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.

About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $864 a month against an average household income of $44,281 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 22% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units528

Renter share31.8%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate16.4%

Median income$44,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Frankfort and the region

Centroid at 38.1828, -84.8594 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frankfort scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Frankfort

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

16.4% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$864 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Frankfort

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Frankfort

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Frankfort

3.0

How Frankfort compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

93%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frankfort

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Frankfort eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Franklin County average of 4.0 and below the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 21073070601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21073070601?

Census tract 21073070601 in Frankfort scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21073070601?

Median gross rent is $864/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21073070601?

16.4% of residents in tract 21073070601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,052.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21073070601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 52th, minority 64th, housing 62th.

How does tract 21073070601 compare to Frankfort overall?

Tract 21073070601 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Frankfort at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Frankfort eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Frankfort

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