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Neighborhood · Cleveland, OH

Clark-Fulton Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 10,012 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.8–6

Clark-Fulton is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Cleveland with 4 census tracts and a population of 10,012 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 58% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 32% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $979/month sits 4% higher than the Cleveland citywide average ($945).

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Clark-Fulton vs Cleveland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.8% +83%
Cleveland: 31.5%
Average gross rent
$979 +4%
Cleveland: $945
Average HH income
$38,342 -2%
Cleveland: $39,187
Poverty rate
38.6% +25%
Cleveland: 30.8%
Renter share
60.1% +3%
Cleveland: 58.3%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Clark-Fulton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.8–6

Why Clark-Fulton scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
60% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
38.6% below poverty line · Range 6.7–10.0 across tracts
8.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–3.3 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Clark-Fulton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Clark-Fulton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Clark-Fulton: 5.95.9Clark-FultonNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Clark-Fulton?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.2 points from 5.8 to 6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Clark-Fulton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035105300 6 3,293 75% $1,004
39035102900 5.9 1,836 49% $967
39035102800 5.9 1,651 45% $899
39035197600 5.8 3,232 51% $1,001
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 97%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Clark-Fulton

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,174Total filings (sum)
  • 11.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.9%Peak year (2016)
  • 10.81%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 869Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.0Avg monthly observed
  • 5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.60×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 Clark-Fulton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Clark-Fulton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Clark-Fulton?

Clark-Fulton scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Clark-Fulton compare to Cleveland overall?

Clark-Fulton scores 2.2 points higher than Cleveland overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $979 vs $945.
Q3

What is the average rent in Clark-Fulton?

Average gross rent in Clark-Fulton is $979/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Clark-Fulton residents are renters?

60% of Clark-Fulton households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 10,012 residents.
Q5

Is Clark-Fulton a high social-vulnerability area?

Clark-Fulton sits in the 92nd 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 Clark-Fulton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Clark-Fulton is census tract 39035105300 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 6, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Clark-Fulton for landlords?

Clark-Fulton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Clark-Fulton?

Clark-Fulton has 11,009 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (30%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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