1 census tracts · pop 3,712 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Northwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH and houses 3,712 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Cleveland baseline of 31.5%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
22.3% 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 35.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 29%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the high side is economic stress at 7.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 773 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 13.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 57 neighborhoods in Cleveland. For a like-for-like read, Belvoir Village and Kinsman 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.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northwood vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
773Total filings (sum)
9.27%Avg annual filing rate
13.3%Peak year (2008)
6.61%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
305Total filings 2020-21
4.0Avg monthly observed
4.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.5%Housing insecurity
22.3%Utility shutoff threat
35.1%Food insecurity
35.5%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
39.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwood?
Northwood 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 Northwood compare to Cleveland overall?
Northwood scores 1.4 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $975 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwood?
Average gross rent in Northwood is $975/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwood residents are renters?
64% of Northwood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 3,712 residents.
Q5
Is Northwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwood 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
How safe is Northwood for landlords?
Northwood 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 Northwood?
Northwood has 3,659 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (76.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), Hispanic / Latino (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
