Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #28,080 of 84,120 nationally
Parma Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39035178206 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,903
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 39035178206 (Parma Heights in Cuyahoga County, Ohio) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,364 a month while the average household earns $67,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,288
Renter share27.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate13.2%
Median income$67,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Parma Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.3753, -81.7726 · click any tract to drill in
Why Parma Heights scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
13.2% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,364 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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
- 62%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)
- 91Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.23%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.9%Peak (2012)
- 6Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 20% 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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 11.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 91 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2012.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 39035178206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035178206?
Census tract 39035178206 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39035178206?
Median gross rent is $1,364/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035178206?
13.2% of residents in tract 39035178206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,903.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035178206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 46th, minority 33th, housing 28th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035178206?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 91 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035178206 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.23% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39035178206 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39035178206 compare to Parma Heights overall?
Tract 39035178206 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.
Q8
Was tract 39035178206 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.
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