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Neighborhood · Euclid, OH

Pontiac Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 4–4

Pontiac Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Euclid, OH, population 5,077. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Average gross rent is $1,212, 18% above the Euclid average of $1,025.

Court records for this tract carry 515 eviction filings. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 13.9% of renter households. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Euclid, it ranks #13 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, Euclid Shore and Roosevelt Heights score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $66,434. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pontiac Park vs Euclid How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
29.4% -2%
Euclid: 30.0%
Average gross rent
$1,212 +18%
Euclid: $1,025
Average HH income
$66,434 +36%
Euclid: $48,696
Poverty rate
7.8% -55%
Euclid: 17.4%
Renter share
44.3% -17%
Euclid: 53.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pontiac Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4–4

Why Pontiac Park scores 4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
29% of income on rent · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.6–2.6 across tracts
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Economic stress
7.8% below poverty line · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts
1.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Pontiac Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Pontiac Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.0Pontiac ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Pontiac Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035152102 4 5,077 29% $1,212
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 28

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 33%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 37%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pontiac Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 515Total filings (sum)
  • 9.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.9%Peak year (2016)
  • 13.89%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pontiac Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Pontiac Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Pontiac Park?

Pontiac Park scores 4/10 (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 Pontiac Park compare to Euclid overall?

Pontiac Park scores 0.6 points lower than Euclid overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,212 vs $1,025.
Q3

What is the average rent in Pontiac Park?

Average gross rent in Pontiac Park is $1,212/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Pontiac Park residents are renters?

44% of Pontiac Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Euclid). The neighborhood has 5,077 residents.
Q5

Is Pontiac Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Pontiac Park sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Pontiac Park for landlords?

Pontiac Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Euclid as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Pontiac Park?

Pontiac Park has 5,657 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.9%), Other / Multiracial (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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