2 census tracts · pop 6,878 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7–7.7
Sunnyside is a 2-tract neighborhood of Athens, OH and houses 6,878 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. 41% 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.
61% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Athens rate of 45.1%. The poverty rate is 47%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.6/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $38,024 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Court records carry 116 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 1.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.5% in 2018, is well off that peak. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,015, close to the Athens average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sunnyside vs AthensHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunnyside
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
116Total filings (sum)
0.51%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2017)
0.53%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunnyside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
22.3%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
33.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunnyside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunnyside?
Sunnyside scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Sunnyside compare to Athens overall?
Sunnyside scores 1.0 points higher than Athens overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 45% citywide. Average rent: $1,015 vs $1,011.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunnyside?
Average gross rent in Sunnyside is $1,015/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunnyside residents are renters?
68% of Sunnyside households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Athens). The neighborhood has 6,878 residents.
Q5
Is Sunnyside a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunnyside sits in the 50th 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 Sunnyside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunnyside is census tract 39009973902 (score 7.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 7.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunnyside for landlords?
Sunnyside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Athens as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunnyside?
Sunnyside has 7,518 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Athens
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Sunnyside.
