1 census tracts · pop 2,186 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
The Highlands is a one-tract neighborhood of Cleveland Heights, OH and houses 2,186 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Cleveland Heights baseline of 30.2%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 8.5/10. 70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10.
16.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Court records for this tract carry 381 eviction filings.
At $1,050 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Cleveland Heights commands. SNAP participation is 23.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 11.5% of renter households.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Highlands vs Cleveland HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in The Highlands
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
381Total filings (sum)
9.31%Avg annual filing rate
11.5%Peak year (2016)
11.50%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.5%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
32.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Highlands?
The Highlands scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 The Highlands compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
The Highlands scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland Heights overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,050 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Highlands?
Average gross rent in The Highlands is $1,050/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Highlands residents are renters?
70% of The Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Cleveland Heights). The neighborhood has 2,186 residents.
Q5
Is The Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
The Highlands sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 The Highlands for landlords?
The Highlands carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Highlands?
The Highlands has 2,260 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
