Neighborhood · Ranked #23,426 of 84,120 nationally

Bliss - St. Clair Eviction Risk: Elevated , Euclid

Tract 39035152502 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,449 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 39035152502 belongs to the Bliss - St. Clair area of Euclid, Ohio. It is home to 2,449 residents and scores 6.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,179 a month against an average household income of $65,417 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 25% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,003

Renter share49.6%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate16.5%

Median income$65,417

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Euclid and the region

Centroid at 41.5888, -81.5247 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bliss - St. Clair scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Euclid

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

16.5% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,179 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Euclid

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Euclid

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Euclid

7.1

How Bliss - St. Clair compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

87%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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
37%Grade C
4%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)

652Total filings over 12 yrs
13.59%Avg annual filing rate
18.9%Peak (2016)
99Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings climbed 209% over the past 12 months.

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.

19.5%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
8.4%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bliss - St. Clair

What moves this score most is 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 Euclid eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

Part of this tract, about 4% 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 39035152502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035152502?

Census tract 39035152502 in the Bliss - St. Clair neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 39035152502?

Median gross rent is $1,179/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035152502?

16.5% of residents in tract 39035152502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,449.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035152502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 12th, minority 76th, housing 34th.

Is tract 39035152502 considered part of Bliss - St. Clair?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035152502 fall within Bliss - St. Clair (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035152502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 652 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035152502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.59% of renter households, peaking at 18.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035152502 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035152502 compare to Euclid overall?

Tract 39035152502 scores 6.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Euclid at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Euclid eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035152502 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. 4% 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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