Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
The Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cleveland Heights
Tract 39035140702 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,186 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
39035140702 is a census tract in the The Highlands area of Cleveland Heights, OH. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,186 residents. The severe-burden share is 40%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units799
Renter share70.2%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate34.1%
Median income$39,576
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cleveland Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.5051, -81.5608 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Highlands scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
34.1% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$1,050 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cleveland Heights
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cleveland Heights
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cleveland Heights
6.3
How The Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 100%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
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)
- 381Total filings over 12 yrs
- 9.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.5%Peak (2016)
- 46Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 207% 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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.5%Food insecurity
- 23.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.0%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Highlands
Against Cuyahoga County at 43.0%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is renter territory: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.2/10.
It sits 1.4 points above the Cuyahoga County average of 4.6. Court records carry 381 eviction filings across 12 observed years.
SNAP participation runs 23.6% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,050, 14% below the Cleveland Heights average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 11.5% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Cleveland. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39035140702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035140702?
Census tract 39035140702 in the The Highlands 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39035140702?
Median gross rent is $1,050/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035140702?
34.1% of residents in tract 39035140702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,186.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035140702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 46th, minority 86th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 39035140702 considered part of The Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035140702 fall within The Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035140702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 381 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035140702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.31% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39035140702 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39035140702 compare to Cleveland Heights overall?
Tract 39035140702 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Cleveland Heights at 4.6/10. 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.
Q9
Was tract 39035140702 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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