Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 3,276 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District maps to a single census tract in Mechanicsburg, OH, population 3,276. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Cost burden runs 31% against 22.7% citywide, putting Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District 8.3% over its own city. The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 158 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. Against average income of $66,908, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Average gross rent runs $785, close to the Mechanicsburg average. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District vs MechanicsburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
158Total filings (sum)
6.57%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2011)
2.04%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District?
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District compare to Mechanicsburg overall?
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District scores 0.8 points higher than Mechanicsburg overall (4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $785 vs $785.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District?
Average gross rent in Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District is $785/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District residents are renters?
31% of Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Mechanicsburg). The neighborhood has 3,276 residents.
Q5
Is Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District for landlords?
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mechanicsburg as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District?
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District has 3,459 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.4%), Hispanic / Latino (2.9%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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