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Neighborhood · Lakewood, OH

Clifton Park Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 1,795 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Clifton Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Lakewood, OH and houses 1,795 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 10% against 25.1% citywide, putting Clifton Park 15.2% under its own city.

What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.

Food insecurity affects 4.9% of adults, 12.9 points below the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 71 eviction filings.

3.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. At $1,196 a month, rents sit 12% over what the rest of Lakewood commands.

Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 4.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #9 of 9 neighborhoods in Lakewood.

At 28% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Sylvanhurst and West End. Against average income of $128,929, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Clifton Park vs Lakewood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
9.9% -61%
Lakewood: 25.1%
Average gross rent
$1,196 +12%
Lakewood: $1,070
Average HH income
$128,929 +96%
Lakewood: $65,925
Poverty rate
2.7% -75%
Lakewood: 10.8%
Renter share
27.7% -50%
Lakewood: 55.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Clifton Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Clifton Park scores 3

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
10% of income on rent · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
28% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Economic stress
2.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Clifton Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Clifton ParkNeighborhood4.4Parent cityhost city4.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Clifton Park

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
39035160100 3 1,795 10% $1,196
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 1

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

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 6%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Clifton Park

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 71Total filings (sum)
  • 3.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.7%Peak year (2005)
  • 1.21%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Clifton Park

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

Frequently asked

About Clifton Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Clifton Park?

Clifton Park scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Clifton Park compare to Lakewood overall?

Clifton Park scores 1.4 points lower than Lakewood overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 10% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,196 vs $1,070.
Q3

What is the average rent in Clifton Park?

Average gross rent in Clifton Park is $1,196/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Clifton Park residents are renters?

28% of Clifton Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 1,795 residents.
Q5

Is Clifton Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Clifton Park sits in the 1st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Clifton Park for landlords?

Clifton Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Lakewood as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Clifton Park?

Clifton Park has 1,729 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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