Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

South Fountain Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 39023000901 · Clark County, OH · pop 1,753 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 39023000901 in South Fountain Avenue Historic District in Springfield ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,753 residents. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $657 monthly, set against $23,059 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 25% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units741

Renter share67.7%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate45.1%

Median income$23,059

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 39.9233, -83.8254 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Fountain Avenue Historic District scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

45.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$657 rent vs county FMR

1.2

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 South Fountain Avenue Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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
0%Grade B
78%Grade C
0%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)

514Total filings over 6 yrs
13.35%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak (2003)
80Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2003 to 2018

Filings dropped 18% over the past 6 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Fountain Avenue 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.

27.1%Housing insecurity
23.3%Utility-shutoff threat
40.3%Food insecurity
43.8%SNAP enrollment
20.3%Transit barriers
16.3%No health insurance
25.7%Frequent mental distress
47.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Fountain Avenue Historic District

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clark County average of 5.3 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 514 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 13.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.5% of renter households in 2003.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39023000901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39023000901?

Census tract 39023000901 in the South Fountain Avenue Historic District neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39023000901?

Median gross rent is $657/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39023000901?

45.1% of residents in tract 39023000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,753.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39023000901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 50th, housing 75th.

Is tract 39023000901 considered part of South Fountain Avenue Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39023000901 fall within South Fountain Avenue Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39023000901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 514 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 39023000901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.35% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39023000901 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.1% 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. 23.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39023000901 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 39023000901 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 2.8/10. 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.

Was tract 39023000901 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. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

Top eight tracts in Springfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org