Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Bedford Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39035133104 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,843
39035133104 is a census tract in Bedford Heights, OH. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,843. 38% 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
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,897
Renter share81.6%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$38,416
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
National
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bedford Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.4135, -81.4983 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bedford Heights scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bedford Heights
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$978 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bedford Heights
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bedford Heights
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bedford Heights
6.7
How Bedford Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 3,430Total filings over 12 yrs
- 28.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 45.8%Peak (2007)
- 188Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 20% over the past 12 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.
- 26.7%Housing insecurity
- 22.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.8%Food insecurity
- 36.2%SNAP enrollment
- 17.9%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bedford Heights
Against Cuyahoga County at 43.0%, 61% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. SNAP participation runs 36.2% against 15.2% nationally.
82% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Housing insecurity runs 26.7% against 14.2% nationally. Against the Cuyahoga County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,430 filings here across 12 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2007 at 45.8% of renter households.
In a typical year about 28.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.5/10.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 39035133104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035133104?
Census tract 39035133104 in Bedford Heights scores 5.8/10 (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 39035133104?
Median gross rent is $978/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035133104?
25.2% of residents in tract 39035133104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035133104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 57th, minority 85th, housing 99th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035133104?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,430 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035133104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 28.94% of renter households, peaking at 45.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39035133104 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.7% 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. 22.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39035133104 compare to Bedford Heights overall?
Tract 39035133104 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Bedford Heights at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bedford Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bedford Heights
Top eight tracts in Bedford Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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