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

Gardner Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Euclid

Tract 39035152501 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 4,052 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 39035152501 covers Gardner Heights in Euclid, home to 4,052 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,089 a month against an average household income of $55,000 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 25% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,664

Renter share43.9%

SVI overall0.69

Poverty rate23.6%

Median income$55,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Euclid and the region

Centroid at 41.5899, -81.5340 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gardner Heights 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

23.6% poverty · this tract

5.9

Supply constraint

$1,089 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Gardner Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 69

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

85%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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
56%Grade C
33%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)

326Total filings over 12 yrs
6.37%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak (2016)
54Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings climbed 315% 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.

22.1%Housing insecurity
17.8%Utility-shutoff threat
28.5%Food insecurity
27.5%SNAP enrollment
14.2%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
37.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gardner Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 33% 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 326 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2016.

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 39035152501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035152501?

Census tract 39035152501 in the Gardner Heights 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 39035152501?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035152501?

23.6% of residents in tract 39035152501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,052.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035152501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 30th, minority 81th, housing 45th.

Is tract 39035152501 considered part of Gardner Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035152501 fall within Gardner Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035152501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 326 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035152501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035152501 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035152501 compare to Euclid overall?

Tract 39035152501 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 39035152501 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. 33% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Euclid

Top eight tracts in Euclid ranked by composite eviction-risk score.