Neighborhood · Ranked #37,394 of 84,120 nationally

Royal Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cleveland Heights

Tract 39035187104 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 3,161 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 39035187104 covers Royal Heights in Cleveland Heights, home to 3,161 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,707 a month against an average household income of $125,658 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 13% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units1,314

Renter share31.5%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$125,658

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cleveland Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.4921, -81.5434 · click any tract to drill in

Why Royal Heights scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cleveland Heights

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,707 rent vs county FMR

9.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cleveland Heights

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cleveland Heights

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cleveland Heights

6.3

How Royal Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

22%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

70%Grade A
30%Grade B
0%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)

128Total filings over 12 yrs
3.41%Avg annual filing rate
5.6%Peak (2013)
6Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Royal Heights. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
20.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Royal Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.1/10. 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 Cleveland Heights 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 128 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2013.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 39035187104

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035187104?

Census tract 39035187104 in the Royal Heights neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 39035187104?

Median gross rent is $1,707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035187104?

8.2% of residents in tract 39035187104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,161.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035187104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 5th, minority 46th, housing 28th.

Is tract 39035187104 considered part of Royal Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035187104 fall within Royal Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035187104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 128 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035187104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.41% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035187104 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035187104 compare to Cleveland Heights overall?

Tract 39035187104 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Cleveland Heights at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cleveland Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035187104 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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 Cleveland Heights

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