7 census tracts · pop 24,027 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.6–6
Little Arabia takes in 7 census tracts of Cleveland, OH and houses 24,027 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Cleveland rate of 31.5%.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 18.2% 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. SNAP participation is 29.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Court records carry 6,542 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 21.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #36 of 57 neighborhoods in Cleveland.
For a like-for-like read, Westown and St. Clair-Superior score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 7 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $929, close to the Cleveland average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Little Arabia vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Little Arabia
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,542Total filings (sum)
12.03%Avg annual filing rate
21.7%Peak year (2013)
8.13%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,768Total filings 2020-21
3.3Avg monthly observed
5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×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 Little Arabia
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.0%Housing insecurity
17.9%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
29.0%SNAP enrollment
16.0%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Little Arabia
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Little Arabia?
Little Arabia scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 Little Arabia compare to Cleveland overall?
Little Arabia scores 1.3 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $929 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Little Arabia?
Average gross rent in Little Arabia is $929/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Little Arabia residents are renters?
52% of Little Arabia households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 24,027 residents.
Q5
Is Little Arabia a high social-vulnerability area?
Little Arabia sits in the 75th 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 Little Arabia have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Little Arabia is census tract 39035124100 (score 6/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Little Arabia for landlords?
Little Arabia carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 Little Arabia?
Little Arabia has 23,676 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), Hispanic / Latino (26.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
