4 census tracts · pop 12,570 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Central is a 4-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, population 12,570. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 31.5% citywide, putting Central 16.2% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $444, 53% below the Cleveland average of $945. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 67%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Food insecurity affects 61.2% of adults, 43.4 points above the national rate. 88% 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.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Disability prevalence reaches 49.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Court records carry 8,282 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 53.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 13.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Central vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Central
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,282Total filings (sum)
27.18%Avg annual filing rate
53.5%Peak year (2009)
13.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
650Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
8.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.32×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
45.2%Housing insecurity
41.7%Utility shutoff threat
60.8%Food insecurity
67.4%SNAP enrollment
19.1%No health insurance
48.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central?
Central scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Central compare to Cleveland overall?
Central scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $444 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central?
Average gross rent in Central is $444/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central residents are renters?
88% of Central households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 12,570 residents.
Q5
Is Central a high social-vulnerability area?
Central sits in the 95th 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
Which tracts in Central have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central is census tract 39035108701 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Central for landlords?
Central carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central?
Central has 12,712 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (78.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
