6 census tracts · pop 17,580 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–6
Uptown spans 6 census tracts of Lakewood, OH and houses 17,580 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 6 constituent tracts range from 3 to 6. A 3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
36% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Lakewood rate of 25.1%. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filings are well documented here: 1,508 across 5 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,211, 13% above the Lakewood average of $1,070.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 13.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Lakewood, it ranks #4 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $72,387.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.2 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
4.2
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Uptown vs LakewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Uptown
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,508Total filings (sum)
5.20%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2013)
3.95%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
90Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Uptown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.1%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Uptown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Uptown?
Uptown scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Uptown compare to Lakewood overall?
Uptown scores 0.2 points lower than Lakewood overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,211 vs $1,070.
Q3
What is the average rent in Uptown?
Average gross rent in Uptown is $1,211/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Uptown residents are renters?
49% of Uptown households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Lakewood). The neighborhood has 17,580 residents.
Q5
Is Uptown a high social-vulnerability area?
Uptown sits in the 26th 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
Which tracts in Uptown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Uptown is census tract 39035196800 (score 6/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6, a spread of 3 points.
Q7
How safe is Uptown for landlords?
Uptown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Uptown?
Uptown has 17,717 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.7%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
