Eviction Risk in Buckeye-Shaker , Cleveland
5 census tracts · pop 9,773 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.1–6.6
Buckeye-Shaker is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cleveland with 5 census tracts and a population of 9,773 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 61% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $868/month sits 8% lower than the Cleveland citywide median ($945).
Buckeye-Shaker vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Buckeye-Shaker vs Cleveland
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 10,091 residents across all tracts in Buckeye-Shaker. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 2.7%
- White (non-Hispanic) 3.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 87.4%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.3%
- Other / Multiracial 6.2%
5 tracts in Buckeye-Shaker
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39035119402 | 6.6 | 1,574 | 48% | $848 |
| 39035119702 | 6.5 | 1,406 | 72% | $793 |
| 39035119800 | 6.4 | 2,730 | 62% | $1,079 |
| 39035119701 | 6.4 | 2,293 | 78% | $788 |
| 39035119502 | 6.1 | 1,770 | 41% | $723 |
CDC SVI percentile: 79
Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Buckeye-Shaker
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 5,130Total filings (sum)
- 12.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.6%Peak year (2012)
- 8.94%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,250Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly observed
- 4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.71×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buckeye-Shaker
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 31.8%Housing insecurity
- 27.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 43.2%Food insecurity
- 45.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%No health insurance
- 43.5%Any disability
About Buckeye-Shaker
What is the eviction-risk score for Buckeye-Shaker?
Buckeye-Shaker scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Buckeye-Shaker compare to Cleveland overall?
Buckeye-Shaker scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland overall (5.0/10). Rent burden: 61% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $868 vs $945.
What is the median rent in Buckeye-Shaker?
Median gross rent in Buckeye-Shaker is $868/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Buckeye-Shaker residents are renters?
54% of Buckeye-Shaker households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 9,773 residents.
Is Buckeye-Shaker a high social-vulnerability area?
Buckeye-Shaker sits in the 79th 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.