Neighborhood · Ranked #24,519 of 84,120 nationally

Colonial Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , East Cleveland

Tract 39035151200 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 1,685 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Colonial Heights in East Cleveland is where census tract 39035151200 sits, home to 1,685 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.2/10. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $760 a month while the average household earns $16,835 a year, roughly 54% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 42% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,117

Renter share80.6%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate47.1%

Median income$16,835

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Cleveland and the region

Centroid at 41.5419, -81.5608 · click any tract to drill in

Why Colonial Heights scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Cleveland

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

47.1% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$760 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Cleveland

8.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Cleveland

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Cleveland

8.9

How Colonial Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

95%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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
10%Grade B
36%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

1,063Total filings over 12 yrs
9.89%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak (2007)
111Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings climbed 88% over the past 12 months.

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.

36.1%Housing insecurity
32.9%Utility-shutoff threat
48.7%Food insecurity
53.5%SNAP enrollment
24.7%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
45.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Colonial Heights

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 East Cleveland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,063 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 9.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.9% of renter households in 2007.

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 39035151200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035151200?

Census tract 39035151200 in the Colonial Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 39035151200?

Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035151200?

47.1% of residents in tract 39035151200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,685.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035151200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 81th, minority 92th, housing 91th.

Is tract 39035151200 considered part of Colonial Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035151200 fall within Colonial Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035151200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,063 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035151200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.89% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035151200 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.1% 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. 32.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035151200 compare to East Cleveland overall?

Tract 39035151200 scores 6/10, right in line with the parent city of East Cleveland at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Cleveland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035151200 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.

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