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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Frankfort Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 21073071200 · Franklin County, KY · pop 3,214 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Frankfort

Census tract 21073071200 sits in Frankfort eviction risk in Franklin County, Kentucky eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $777 a month against an average household income of $47,009 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 39% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,327
Renter share65.0%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate37.7%
Median income$47,009

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 16 tracts In Frankfort
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 20 tracts In Franklin County
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#138 of 1,306 tracts In Kentucky
High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Frankfort and the region

Centroid at 38.2087, -84.8714 · click any tract to drill in

Why Frankfort scores 5.9

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
37.7% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$777 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.
Frankfort risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 071200Frankfort: 2.82.8Frankfortparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.34.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 316Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 8.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.3%Peak (2008)
  • 58Filings in 2009 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2009
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 210730712002006: 80 filings (8.37/100 renter HHs)2007: 70 filings (7.32/100 renter HHs)2008: 108 filings (11.30/100 renter HHs)2009: 58 filings (6.07/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 28% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Frankfort

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 above the Franklin County average of 4.0 and in line with the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 316 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 8.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.3% of renter households in 2008.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 91st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 21073071200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21073071200?

Census tract 21073071200 in Frankfort scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 21073071200?

Median gross rent is $777/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 21073071200?

37.7% of residents in tract 21073071200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,214.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 21073071200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 68th, minority 56th, housing 95th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 21073071200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 316 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 21073071200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.27% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 21073071200 compare to Frankfort overall?

Tract 21073071200 scores 5.9/10, 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.

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