Neighborhood · Ranked #29,435 of 84,120 nationally

Van Aken District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Shaker Heights

Tract 39035183501 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 3,323 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up the Van Aken District area of Shaker Heights, census tract 39035183501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.

About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,390 a month against an average household income of $82,222 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 48% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units1,768

Renter share67.5%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$82,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Shaker Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.4697, -81.5400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Van Aken District scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Shaker Heights

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,390 rent vs county FMR

6.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Shaker Heights

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Shaker Heights

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Shaker Heights

4.2

How Van Aken District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

27%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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.

62%Grade A
0%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)

337Total filings over 12 yrs
3.76%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak (2013)
19Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings dropped 27% over the past 12 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Van Aken District. 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.

8.8%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Van Aken District

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Shaker Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 337 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2013.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035183501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035183501?

Census tract 39035183501 in the Van Aken District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 39035183501?

Median gross rent is $1,390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035183501?

4.1% of residents in tract 39035183501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,323.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035183501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 89th, minority 68th, housing 88th.

Is tract 39035183501 considered part of Van Aken District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035183501 fall within Van Aken District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035183501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 337 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035183501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.76% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035183501 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035183501 compare to Shaker Heights overall?

Tract 39035183501 scores 5.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Shaker Heights at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Shaker Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035183501 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 Shaker Heights

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