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Neighborhood · Maple Heights, OH

Lee-Seville Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,450 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.4–5.7

Lee-Seville is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Maple Heights with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,450 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 51% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $921/month sits 31% lower than the Maple Heights citywide average ($1,338).

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lee-Seville vs Maple Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.1% +81%
Maple Heights: 28.3%
Average gross rent
$921 -31%
Maple Heights: $1,338
Average HH income
$42,999 -19%
Maple Heights: $52,823
Poverty rate
29.1% +10%
Maple Heights: 26.4%
Renter share
55.9% +50%
Maple Heights: 37.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lee-Seville and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.4–5.7

Why Lee-Seville scores 5.6

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
51% of income on rent · Range 5.0–5.9 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.4–2.5 across tracts
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
56% renter households · Range 7.6–9.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.6–7.3 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
29.1% below poverty line · Range 5.9–8.6 across tracts
7.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–3.3 across tracts
2.6
Risk score comparison

Lee-Seville vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lee-Seville score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Lee-Seville: 5.65.6Lee-SevilleNeighborhoodParent city: 3.23.2Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Lee-Seville

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39035171103 5.7 3,311 49% $847
39035197000 5.4 3,139 54% $1,000
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 68%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lee-Seville

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 675Total filings (sum)
  • 10.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.7%Peak year (2015)
  • 9.26%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lee-Seville

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

Frequently asked

About Lee-Seville

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lee-Seville?

Lee-Seville scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Lee-Seville compare to Maple Heights overall?

Lee-Seville scores 2.4 points higher than Maple Heights overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $921 vs $1,338.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lee-Seville?

Average gross rent in Lee-Seville is $921/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lee-Seville residents are renters?

56% of Lee-Seville households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Maple Heights). The neighborhood has 6,450 residents.
Q5

Is Lee-Seville a high social-vulnerability area?

Lee-Seville sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Lee-Seville have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Lee-Seville is census tract 39035171103 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.7, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Lee-Seville for landlords?

Lee-Seville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Maple Heights as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Lee-Seville?

Lee-Seville has 6,487 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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