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Neighborhood · Cleveland, OH

Gateway District Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,679 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Gateway District is a one-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, population 4,679. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Average gross rent is $1,548, 64% above the Cleveland average of $945.

97% 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 voucher gap is 28.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.8/10.

Cost burden runs 37% against 31.5% citywide, putting Gateway District 5.1% over its own city. Court records for this tract carry 771 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households.

Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Cleveland, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Belvoir Village and Magnolia-Wade Park Historic District score within a fraction of it.

One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Gateway District vs Cleveland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
36.6% +16%
Cleveland: 31.5%
Average gross rent
$1,548 +64%
Cleveland: $945
Average HH income
$58,864 +50%
Cleveland: $39,187
Poverty rate
24.9% -19%
Cleveland: 30.8%
Renter share
97.4% +67%
Cleveland: 58.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gateway District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why Gateway District scores 6

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
37% 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
97% 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
24.9% below poverty line · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Risk score comparison

Gateway District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Gateway District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0Gateway DistrictNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Gateway District

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035107701 6 4,679 37% $1,548
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 47

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 54%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 2%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Gateway District

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 771Total filings (sum)
  • 5.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.0%Peak year (2016)
  • 4.99%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 787Total filings 2020-21
  • 10.2Avg monthly observed
  • 7.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.38×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gateway District

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

Frequently asked

About Gateway District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Gateway District?

Gateway District scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Gateway District compare to Cleveland overall?

Gateway District scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,548 vs $945.
Q3

What is the average rent in Gateway District?

Average gross rent in Gateway District is $1,548/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Gateway District residents are renters?

97% of Gateway District households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 4,679 residents.
Q5

Is Gateway District a high social-vulnerability area?

Gateway District sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Gateway District for landlords?

Gateway District carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Gateway District?

Gateway District has 5,263 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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