Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Martins Ferry Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 39013012000 · Belmont County, OH · pop 2,048 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Martins Ferry
39013012000 is a census tract in Martins Ferry, OH. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,048 residents. 30% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units743
Renter share30.1%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate34.3%
Median income$50,060
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Martins Ferry and the region
Centroid at 40.1083, -80.7290 · click any tract to drill in
Why Martins Ferry scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Martins Ferry
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
34.3% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$721 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Martins Ferry
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Martins Ferry
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Martins Ferry
7.7
How Martins Ferry compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 16.3%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.9%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Martins Ferry
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. It sits 1.8 points above the Belmont County average of 4.2. 47% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Belmont County average of 37.6%.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. SNAP participation runs 22.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $721, 10% below the Martins Ferry average. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $50,060, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 39013012000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39013012000?
Census tract 39013012000 in Martins Ferry scores 6/10 (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 39013012000?
Median gross rent is $721/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39013012000?
34.3% of residents in tract 39013012000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,048.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39013012000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 97th, minority 16th, housing 11th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 39013012000 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.3% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 39013012000 compare to Martins Ferry overall?
Tract 39013012000 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Martins Ferry at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Martins Ferry; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Martins Ferry
Top eight tracts in Martins Ferry ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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