Neighborhood · Ranked #31,898 of 84,120 nationally

Wakefield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cleveland

Tract 39035101901 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 1,327 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 39035101901 belongs to the Wakefield area of Cleveland, Ohio. It is home to 1,327 residents and scores $1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #21,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $882 monthly, set against $46,389 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 34% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units558

Renter share52.3%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate33.9%

Median income$46,389

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cleveland and the region

Centroid at 41.4771, -81.7328 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wakefield scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cleveland

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

33.9% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$882 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cleveland

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cleveland

6.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cleveland

5.0

How Wakefield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

87%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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
99%Grade C
1%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)

623Total filings over 12 yrs
13.00%Avg annual filing rate
17.5%Peak (2007)
33Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings dropped 51% over the past 12 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020-2021)

120Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly (observed)
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.58×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020-2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Cleveland, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

22.8%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility-shutoff threat
31.0%Food insecurity
28.0%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
17.2%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
37.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wakefield

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cleveland 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 riskier side for landlords.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.58x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

Part of this tract, about 1% 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035101901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035101901?

Census tract 39035101901 in the Wakefield neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 39035101901?

Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035101901?

33.9% of residents in tract 39035101901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,327.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035101901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 94th, minority 59th, housing 81th.

Is tract 39035101901 considered part of Wakefield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035101901 fall within Wakefield (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035101901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 623 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035101901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.00% of renter households, peaking at 17.5% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 39035101901 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.58× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 39035101901 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.8% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035101901 compare to Cleveland overall?

Tract 39035101901 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Cleveland at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cleveland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q10

Was tract 39035101901 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. 1% 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.

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