Census Tract · Ranked #28,080 of 84,120 nationally

Parma Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 39035178101 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,757

Here is how census tract 39035178101, in Parma eviction risk Heights in Cuyahoga County, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,757. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $919 a month while the average household earns $66,083 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 10% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,268

Renter share24.7%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate8.5%

Median income$66,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Parma Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.3881, -81.7767 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parma Heights scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Parma Heights

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

8.5% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$919 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Parma Heights

7.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Parma Heights

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Parma Heights

7.4

How Parma Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

42%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
4%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

321Total filings over 12 yrs
5.48%Avg annual filing rate
9.1%Peak (2016)
37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings climbed 16% 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.

9.1%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parma Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Parma eviction risk Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035178101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035178101?

Census tract 39035178101 in Parma Heights scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39035178101?

Median gross rent is $919/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035178101?

8.5% of residents in tract 39035178101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,757.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035178101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 68th, minority 28th, housing 74th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035178101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 321 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035178101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.48% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035178101 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.1% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035178101 compare to Parma Heights overall?

Tract 39035178101 scores 5.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Parma Heights at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parma eviction risk Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39035178101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Parma Heights

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