Neighborhood · Ranked #28,080 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cleveland

Tract 39035116300 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 1,093 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 39035116300 runs through Forest Hills in Cleveland. With 1,093 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $710 a month while the average household earns $27,271 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 20% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units587

Renter share38.5%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate46.3%

Median income$27,271

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cleveland and the region

Centroid at 41.5449, -81.6049 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Hills scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cleveland

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

46.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$710 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cleveland

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cleveland

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cleveland

5.0

How Forest Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

85%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
16%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
73%Grade C
4%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

545Total filings over 12 yrs
11.83%Avg annual filing rate
18.8%Peak (2013)
36Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 12 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

139Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly (observed)
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Cleveland, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Forest Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

33.5%Housing insecurity
29.3%Utility-shutoff threat
46.8%Food insecurity
50.0%SNAP enrollment
22.7%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
45.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Forest Hills

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cleveland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 545 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 11.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 18.8% of renter households in 2013.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035116300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035116300?

Census tract 39035116300 in the Forest Hills neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39035116300?

Median gross rent is $710/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035116300?

46.3% of residents in tract 39035116300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,093.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035116300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 98th, minority 100th, housing 16th.

Is tract 39035116300 considered part of Forest Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035116300 fall within Forest Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035116300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 545 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035116300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.83% of renter households, peaking at 18.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 39035116300 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.68× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 39035116300 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 29.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035116300 compare to Cleveland overall?

Tract 39035116300 scores 5.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Cleveland at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cleveland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q10

Was tract 39035116300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 4% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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