Tract 39009973902 ·
Athens County, OH · pop 3,393 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 7.7/10, tract 39009973902 in the Sunnyside area of Athens, OH reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 49%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%Stable renters 32%Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units938
Renter share86.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate67.4%
Median income$21,541
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Sunnyside
Very High
Within parent city
83th percentile
#2 of 7 tracts In Athens
High
Within county
100th percentile
#1 of 15 tracts In Athens County
Very High
Within state
100th percentile
#2 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Athens and the region
Centroid at 39.3313, -82.0934 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sunnyside scores 7.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Athens
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
67.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$865 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Athens
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Athens
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Athens
9.6
How Sunnyside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
80%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation
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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
19.6%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
32.8%Food insecurity
33.4%SNAP enrollment
21.7%Transit barriers
11.3%No health insurance
31.9%Frequent mental distress
39.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sunnyside
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. 63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Athens County average of 47.1%.
The poverty rate is 67%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Annualized rent equals 48% of average household income of $21,541, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.7/10. Against the Athens County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.4 points.
On the high side, housing-court posture reads 9.6/10. This is renter territory: 86% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Food insecurity runs 32.8% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 54 eviction filings across 14 observed years. Average gross rent is $865, 14% below the Athens average.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2011 at 0.9% of renter households.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 39009973902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39009973902?
Census tract 39009973902 in the Sunnyside neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39009973902?
Median gross rent is $865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39009973902?
67.4% of residents in tract 39009973902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,393.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39009973902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 3th, minority 26th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 39009973902 considered part of Sunnyside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39009973902 fall within Sunnyside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39009973902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 39009973902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.41% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39009973902 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39009973902 compare to Athens overall?
Tract 39009973902 scores 7.7/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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