2 census tracts · pop 5,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.9–6
Edgewater is a 2-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH and houses 5,950 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Cost burden runs 40% against 31.5% citywide, putting Edgewater 8.1% over its own city. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 4.9 to 6. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,461 across 2 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 14.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.9% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #50 of 57 neighborhoods in Cleveland. Average gross rent runs $903, close to the Cleveland average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $52,817.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Edgewater vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Edgewater
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,461Total filings (sum)
7.77%Avg annual filing rate
14.8%Peak year (2012)
5.79%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
421Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×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 Edgewater
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.6%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
15.7%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Edgewater
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Edgewater?
Edgewater scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Edgewater compare to Cleveland overall?
Edgewater scores 0.6 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $903 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Edgewater?
Average gross rent in Edgewater is $903/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Edgewater residents are renters?
70% of Edgewater households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 5,950 residents.
Q5
Is Edgewater a high social-vulnerability area?
Edgewater sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Edgewater have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgewater is census tract 39035101300 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Edgewater for landlords?
Edgewater carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Edgewater?
Edgewater has 5,601 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Hispanic / Latino (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
