Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Levassor Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Covington

Tract 21117065100 · Kenton County, KY · pop 3,355 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Tract 21117065100, home to 3,355 residents in the Levassor Park area of Covington, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #23,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $341 a month while the average household earns $26,306 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 35% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,565

Renter share61.9%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate46.2%

Median income$26,306

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 39.0591, -84.5193 · click any tract to drill in

Why Levassor Park scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Covington

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

46.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$341 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Covington

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Covington

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Covington

4.0

How Levassor Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

94%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
4%Grade B
29%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Levassor Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Levassor Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 Covington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kenton County average of 5.0 and above the Kentucky statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 92nd 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 21117065100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117065100?

Census tract 21117065100 in the Levassor Park neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 21117065100?

Median gross rent is $341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21117065100?

46.2% of residents in tract 21117065100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,355.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21117065100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 97th, minority 60th, housing 66th.

Is tract 21117065100 considered part of Levassor Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21117065100 fall within Levassor Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 21117065100 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 21117065100 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Covington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 21117065100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Covington

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