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Neighborhood · Cleveland, OH

Old Brooklyn Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 16,414 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 4–5.7

Old Brooklyn is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Cleveland with 5 census tracts and a population of 16,414 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $862/month sits 9% lower than the Cleveland citywide average ($945).

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Old Brooklyn vs Cleveland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.0% +17%
Cleveland: 31.5%
Average gross rent
$862 -9%
Cleveland: $945
Average HH income
$48,165 +23%
Cleveland: $39,187
Poverty rate
20.1% -35%
Cleveland: 30.8%
Renter share
48.9% -16%
Cleveland: 58.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Old Brooklyn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 4–5.7

Why Old Brooklyn scores 5.2

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
49% 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
20.1% below poverty line · Range 2.5–6.7 across tracts
5.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.8 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

Old Brooklyn vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Old Brooklyn score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Old Brooklyn: 5.25.2Old BrooklynNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Old Brooklyn?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.7 points from 4 to 5.7. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

5 tracts in Old Brooklyn

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035106800 5.7 2,982 29% $842
39035197400 5.5 3,584 52% $910
39035105700 5.4 3,864 35% $723
39035106600 5 3,278 40% $942
39035105900 4 2,706 26% $925
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Old Brooklyn

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,747Total filings (sum)
  • 8.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.3%Peak year (2015)
  • 7.54%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,282Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.4Avg monthly observed
  • 5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.66×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 Old Brooklyn

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

Frequently asked

About Old Brooklyn

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Old Brooklyn?

Old Brooklyn scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Old Brooklyn compare to Cleveland overall?

Old Brooklyn scores 1.5 points higher than Cleveland overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $862 vs $945.
Q3

What is the average rent in Old Brooklyn?

Average gross rent in Old Brooklyn is $862/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Old Brooklyn residents are renters?

49% of Old Brooklyn households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 16,414 residents.
Q5

Is Old Brooklyn a high social-vulnerability area?

Old Brooklyn sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Old Brooklyn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Old Brooklyn is census tract 39035106800 (score 5.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.7, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Old Brooklyn for landlords?

Old Brooklyn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 (3.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Old Brooklyn?

Old Brooklyn has 16,313 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.5%), Hispanic / Latino (21%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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