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Neighborhood · Cleveland, OH

Stockyards Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 7,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

Stockyards is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Cleveland with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,115 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $899/month sits 5% lower than the Cleveland citywide average ($945).

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Stockyards vs Cleveland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
54.3% +72%
Cleveland: 31.5%
Average gross rent
$899 -5%
Cleveland: $945
Average HH income
$32,143 -18%
Cleveland: $39,187
Poverty rate
48.8% +58%
Cleveland: 30.8%
Renter share
55.7% -4%
Cleveland: 58.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Stockyards and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.2–6.2

Why Stockyards scores 6.2

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
54% 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
56% 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
48.8% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–2.7 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

Stockyards vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Stockyards score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Stockyards: 6.26.2StockyardsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.73.7Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Stockyards

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035105100 6.2 3,724 50% $870
39035102700 6.2 3,391 59% $930
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 90

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Stockyards

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,853Total filings (sum)
  • 12.83%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.3%Peak year (2008)
  • 10.19%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 745Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.8Avg monthly observed
  • 7.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.63×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 Stockyards

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

Frequently asked

About Stockyards

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Stockyards?

Stockyards scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Stockyards compare to Cleveland overall?

Stockyards scores 2.5 points higher than Cleveland overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $899 vs $945.
Q3

What is the average rent in Stockyards?

Average gross rent in Stockyards is $899/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Stockyards residents are renters?

56% of Stockyards households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 7,115 residents.
Q5

Is Stockyards a high social-vulnerability area?

Stockyards sits in the 90th 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 Stockyards have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Stockyards is census tract 39035105100 (score 6.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.2 to 6.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Stockyards for landlords?

Stockyards carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Stockyards?

Stockyards has 6,662 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.5%), Hispanic / Latino (36.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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