Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Victorian Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lakewood

Tract 39035197300 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 3,463 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 39035197300 reflects conditions in Victorian Village in Lakewood, Ohio. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $877 a month while the average household earns $54,526 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 49% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,817

Renter share78.2%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate15.2%

Median income$54,526

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lakewood and the region

Centroid at 41.4769, -81.7736 · click any tract to drill in

Why Victorian Village scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lakewood

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

15.2% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$877 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lakewood

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lakewood

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lakewood

4.8

How Victorian Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

89%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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
0%Grade B
45%Grade C
22%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Victorian Village. 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.

15.5%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
16.8%SNAP enrollment
10.6%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Victorian Village

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Lakewood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Part of this tract, about 22% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035197300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035197300?

Census tract 39035197300 in the Victorian Village neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 39035197300?

Median gross rent is $877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035197300?

15.2% of residents in tract 39035197300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,463.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035197300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 43th, minority 58th, housing 68th.

Is tract 39035197300 considered part of Victorian Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035197300 fall within Victorian Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 39035197300 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.5% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035197300 compare to Lakewood overall?

Tract 39035197300 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Lakewood at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lakewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035197300 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. 22% 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

Highest-risk tracts in Lakewood

Top eight tracts in Lakewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.