Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Salem Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39029950700 · Columbiana County, OH · pop 5,358 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Salem
For landlords sizing up Salem in Columbiana County, census tract 39029950700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #40,044 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $746 a month against an average household income of $50,776 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,256
Renter share39.1%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$50,776
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Salem and the region
Centroid at 40.9120, -80.8701 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salem scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Salem
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$746 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Salem
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Salem
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Salem
7.1
How Salem compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 259Total filings over 10 yrs
- 5.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.1%Peak (2002)
- 32Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 10 months.
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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.0%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salem
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Salem, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Columbiana County average of 4.4 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 259 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.1% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39029950700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39029950700?
Census tract 39029950700 in Salem scores 5.2/10 (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 39029950700?
Median gross rent is $746/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39029950700?
20.1% of residents in tract 39029950700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,358.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39029950700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 72th, minority 1th, housing 91th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39029950700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 259 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 39029950700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.14% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39029950700 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39029950700 compare to Salem overall?
Tract 39029950700 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Salem at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Salem; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Salem
Top eight tracts in Salem ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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