Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
East High Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield
Tract 39023000300 · Clark County, OH · pop 1,265 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 39023000300 sits in the East High Street Historic District area of Springfield eviction risk, OH, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. Population here is 1,265. 45% 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
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units613
Renter share59.7%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate47.2%
Median income$24,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 39.9156, -83.8033 · click any tract to drill in
Why East High Street Historic District scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Springfield
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
47.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$707 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
7.0
How East High Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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
- 3%Grade B
- 79%Grade C
- 1%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.
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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 296Total filings over 6 yrs
- 13.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.5%Peak (2003)
- 50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East High Street Historic District. 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.
- 26.0%Housing insecurity
- 21.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.7%Food insecurity
- 41.6%SNAP enrollment
- 19.3%Transit barriers
- 16.4%No health insurance
- 25.4%Frequent mental distress
- 46.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East High Street Historic District
69% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Clark County average of 39.6%. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Set annual rent against average income of $24,583 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Disability prevalence runs 46.2% against 31.5% nationally. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.
Against the Clark County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 21.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $707, 17% below the Springfield average. The filing record is not thin: 296 evictions over 6 years of observation.
Filings peaked in 2003 at 15.5% of renter households.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39023000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39023000300?
Census tract 39023000300 in the East High Street Historic District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 39023000300?
Median gross rent is $707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39023000300?
47.2% of residents in tract 39023000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,265.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39023000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 87th, minority 55th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 39023000300 considered part of East High Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39023000300 fall within East High Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39023000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 296 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 39023000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.94% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39023000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.0% 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. 21.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39023000300 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 39023000300 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39023000300 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. 1% 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.
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