4 census tracts · pop 6,890 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Hough takes in 4 census tracts of Cleveland, OH, population 6,890. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 31.5% citywide, putting Hough 18.5% over its own city.
Food insecurity affects 47.3% of adults, 29.5 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $558, 41% below the Cleveland average of $945.
The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.8/10. This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Disability prevalence reaches 48.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records carry 927 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 17.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Hough 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 & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hough
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
927Total filings (sum)
8.96%Avg annual filing rate
17.7%Peak year (2013)
5.46%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
505Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.53×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 Hough
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.4%Housing insecurity
29.1%Utility shutoff threat
47.0%Food insecurity
50.6%SNAP enrollment
14.2%No health insurance
48.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hough
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hough?
Hough scores 6/10 (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 Hough compare to Cleveland overall?
Hough scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $558 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hough?
Average gross rent in Hough is $558/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hough residents are renters?
67% of Hough households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 6,890 residents.
Q5
Is Hough a high social-vulnerability area?
Hough 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 Hough have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hough is census tract 39035198700 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Hough for landlords?
Hough carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Hough?
Hough has 6,140 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
