5 census tracts · pop 7,739 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.6/10
· range 5.5–7.4
Garrett Square is a 5-tract neighborhood of East Cleveland, OH, population 7,739. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 37.9% citywide, putting Garrett Square 26.8% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 27.4% 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.
The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.4/10.
Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 5.5 to 7.4. A 1.9-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
Court records carry 2,899 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. At $884 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of East Cleveland commands.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 35.1% of renter households. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of East Cleveland, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 7.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Garrett Square vs East ClevelandHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garrett Square
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,899Total filings (sum)
14.63%Avg annual filing rate
35.1%Peak year (2016)
15.86%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
260Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.53×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 Garrett Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.3%Housing insecurity
27.2%Utility shutoff threat
43.0%Food insecurity
44.8%SNAP enrollment
13.3%No health insurance
43.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garrett Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garrett Square?
Garrett Square scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Garrett Square compare to East Cleveland overall?
Garrett Square scores 0.6 points higher than East Cleveland overall (6/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $884 vs $776.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garrett Square?
Average gross rent in Garrett Square is $884/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garrett Square residents are renters?
53% of Garrett Square households are renter-occupied (vs 63% in East Cleveland). The neighborhood has 7,739 residents.
Q5
Is Garrett Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Garrett Square sits in the 82nd 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 Garrett Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garrett Square is census tract 39035151800 (score 7.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 7.4, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Garrett Square for landlords?
Garrett Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Cleveland as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Garrett Square?
Garrett Square has 7,790 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92%), Other / Multiracial (3.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
