Census Tract · Ranked #25,194 of 84,120 nationally

Garfield Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 39035154601 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 5,347

Tract 39035154601, home to 5,347 residents in Garfield Heights, scores 6.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #10,009 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,024 a month against an average household income of $60,591 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 19% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,802

Renter share44.5%

SVI overall0.81

Poverty rate14.9%

Median income$60,591

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garfield Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.4229, -81.5967 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garfield Heights scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Garfield Heights

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

14.9% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,024 rent vs county FMR

3.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Garfield Heights

8.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Garfield Heights

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Garfield Heights

8.5

How Garfield Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

88%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
13%Grade B
63%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

527Total filings over 12 yrs
8.48%Avg annual filing rate
16.1%Peak (2013)
52Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings climbed 117% over the past 12 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

19.2%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
23.3%SNAP enrollment
12.6%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garfield Heights

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Garfield Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 527 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2013.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035154601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035154601?

Census tract 39035154601 in Garfield Heights scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39035154601?

Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035154601?

14.9% of residents in tract 39035154601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,347.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035154601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 56th, minority 79th, housing 64th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035154601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 527 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035154601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.48% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035154601 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035154601 compare to Garfield Heights overall?

Tract 39035154601 scores 5.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Garfield Heights at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garfield Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035154601 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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