1 census tracts · pop 3,584 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Whiskey Island maps to a single census tract in Cleveland, OH, population 3,584. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Cleveland baseline of 31.5%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,288, 36% above the Cleveland average of $945. This is a renter market: 74% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 1,234 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 14.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #45 of 57 neighborhoods in Cleveland. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $61,080.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whiskey Island vs ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whiskey Island
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,234Total filings (sum)
8.20%Avg annual filing rate
14.2%Peak year (2004)
4.38%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
127Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
4.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.39×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 Whiskey Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
10.9%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whiskey Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whiskey Island?
Whiskey Island scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Whiskey Island compare to Cleveland overall?
Whiskey Island scores 0.9 points higher than Cleveland overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,288 vs $945.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whiskey Island?
Average gross rent in Whiskey Island is $1,288/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whiskey Island residents are renters?
74% of Whiskey Island households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Cleveland). The neighborhood has 3,584 residents.
Q5
Is Whiskey Island a high social-vulnerability area?
Whiskey Island sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Whiskey Island for landlords?
Whiskey Island carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Whiskey Island?
Whiskey Island has 3,623 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73%), Hispanic / Latino (10%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
