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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Richmond Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39035180102 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 4,161

Census tract 39035180102 sits in Richmond Heights, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,434 monthly, set against $71,838 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,926
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$71,838

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Richmond Heights
Moderate
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#290 of 427 tracts In Cuyahoga County
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#2,004 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richmond Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.5468, -81.5050 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richmond Heights scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richmond Heights
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,434 rent vs county FMR
6.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richmond Heights
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richmond Heights
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richmond Heights
5.1

How Richmond Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Richmond Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 180102Richmond Heights: 3.03.0Richmond Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 91Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 22.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.2%Peak (2015)
  • 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390351801022004: 8 filings (17.92/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (42.49/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (21.24/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (77.90/100 renter HHs)2008: 7 filings (49.57/100 renter HHs)2009: 5 filings (35.41/100 renter HHs)2010: 10 filings (4.95/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (3.83/100 renter HHs)2012: 7 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (2.39/100 renter HHs)2015: 13 filings (6.22/100 renter HHs)2016: 8 filings (3.96/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 Richmond Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Richmond Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 22.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2015.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 39035180102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035180102?

Census tract 39035180102 in Richmond Heights scores 2.9/10 (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 39035180102?

Median gross rent is $1,434/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035180102?

10.5% of residents in tract 39035180102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,161.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035180102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 46th, minority 74th, housing 28th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035180102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 91 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035180102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.44% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39035180102 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39035180102 compare to Richmond Heights overall?

Tract 39035180102 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Richmond Heights at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richmond Heights

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

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