1 census tracts · pop 2,287 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Potter Village is a one-tract neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, OH, population 2,287. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
At $869 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Cleveland Heights commands. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Cleveland Heights rate of 30.2%. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 372 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 11.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.3% in 2016 against a 11.9% peak.
Among the 18 mapped neighborhoods of Cleveland Heights, it ranks #10 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Noble Monticello and Euclid Heights. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Potter Village vs Cleveland HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Potter Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
372Total filings (sum)
9.64%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak year (2013)
11.25%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Potter Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.3%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility shutoff threat
16.6%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Potter Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Potter Village?
Potter Village scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Potter Village compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
Potter Village scores 0.6 points lower than Cleveland Heights overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $869 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Potter Village?
Average gross rent in Potter Village is $869/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Potter Village residents are renters?
31% of Potter Village households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Cleveland Heights). The neighborhood has 2,287 residents.
Q5
Is Potter Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Potter Village sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Potter Village for landlords?
Potter Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cleveland Heights as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Potter Village?
Potter Village has 2,203 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
