4 census tracts · pop 7,381 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.2–7.4
Five Points spans 4 census tracts of Cleveland, OH and houses 7,381 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.2/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 31.5% citywide, putting Five Points 33.8% over its own city.
29.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Set annual rent against average household income of $28,407 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 5.2 to 7.4. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 7.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 4,391 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Disability prevalence reaches 44.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 21.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 12.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Cleveland, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.2 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Five Points
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,391Total filings (sum)
14.25%Avg annual filing rate
21.0%Peak year (2008)
11.74%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
805Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly observed
5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×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 Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.0%Housing insecurity
29.7%Utility shutoff threat
46.2%Food insecurity
49.3%SNAP enrollment
14.1%No health insurance
44.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 6.2/10 (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 Five Points compare to Cleveland overall?
Five Points scores 1.6 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $894 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $894/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
58% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 7,381 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 83rd 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 Five Points have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Five Points is census tract 39035150100 (score 7.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.4, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Five Points?
Five Points has 7,250 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (83.4%), Other / Multiracial (10%), White (non-Hispanic) (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
