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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Middleburg Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39035173103 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,773

Tract 39035173103, home to 2,773 residents in Middleburg Heights, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $867 a month while the average household earns $78,598 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 23% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,421
Renter share31.9%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$78,598

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Middleburg Heights
High
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#331 of 427 tracts In Cuyahoga County
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#2,406 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Middleburg Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.3760, -81.7925 · click any tract to drill in

Why Middleburg Heights scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Middleburg Heights
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$867 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Middleburg Heights
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Middleburg Heights
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Middleburg Heights
2.7

How Middleburg Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Middleburg Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 173103Middleburg Heights: 2.22.2Middleburg Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 64Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 1.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2010)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390351731032004: 4 filings (1.42/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (2.33/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (0.78/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.39/100 renter HHs)2010: 10 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (1.44/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (2.02/100 renter HHs)2013: 9 filings (2.59/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (1.44/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (2.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 75% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Middleburg Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Middleburg Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035173103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035173103?

Census tract 39035173103 in Middleburg Heights scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 39035173103?

Median gross rent is $867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035173103?

3.8% of residents in tract 39035173103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,773.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035173103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 16th, minority 19th, housing 62th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035173103?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035173103 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.72% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39035173103 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39035173103 compare to Middleburg Heights overall?

Tract 39035173103 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Middleburg Heights at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Middleburg Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Middleburg Heights

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

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