4 census tracts · pop 10,967 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.7–6
Westown is a 4-tract neighborhood of Cleveland, OH, population 10,967. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 31.5% citywide, putting Westown 12.7% over its own city.
31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. 19.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10.
Filings are well documented here: 2,706 across 4 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10.
19.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 24.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Cleveland, it ranks #36 by risk, the middle third.
With little internal variation, 5.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Westown vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westown
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,706Total filings (sum)
12.47%Avg annual filing rate
24.5%Peak year (2013)
9.57%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
779Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
4.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.57×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 Westown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.5%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
32.9%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
18.7%No health insurance
37.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westown?
Westown scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Westown compare to Cleveland overall?
Westown scores 1.3 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $920 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westown?
Average gross rent in Westown is $920/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westown residents are renters?
58% of Westown households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 10,967 residents.
Q5
Is Westown a high social-vulnerability area?
Westown 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 Westown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westown is census tract 39035102402 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Westown for landlords?
Westown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Westown?
Westown has 9,430 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Hispanic / Latino (31.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
