Neighborhood · Shaker Heights, OH

Chagrin-Lee Eviction Risk: Lower

10 census tracts · pop 22,744 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10 · range 1.6–6

Chagrin-Lee is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Shaker Heights with 10 census tracts and a population of 22,744 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.5/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 40% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,028/month sits 12% lower than the Shaker Heights citywide average ($1,168).

Risk score

3.5

Lower

10 tracts · population-weighted

Chagrin-Lee vs Shaker Heights How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

40.0% +57%

Shaker Heights: 25.4%

Average gross rent

$1,028 -12%

Shaker Heights: $1,168

Average HH income

$78,647 -20%

Shaker Heights: $97,721

Poverty rate

16.1% +126%

Shaker Heights: 7.1%

Renter share

37.8% -5%

Shaker Heights: 39.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Chagrin-Lee and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 10 tracts span score 1.6–6

Why Chagrin-Lee scores 3.5

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

40% of income on rent · Range 2.0–4.3 across tracts

3.3

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.6–5.5 across tracts

3.8

Tenant organizing strength

38% renter households · Range 6.0–8.1 across tracts

7.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.2–5.0 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

16.1% below poverty line · Range 1.2–10.0 across tracts

3.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.2–5.5 across tracts

3.5

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Chagrin-Lee?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.4 points from 1.6 to 6. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.0 6.0 5.6 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.6

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

10 tracts in Chagrin-Lee

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
39035120801	6	1,676	84%	$879
39035119900	6	1,420	41%	$751
39035121800	5.6	1,519	30%	$841
39035121700	4.1	4,899	38%	$1,146
39035183603	3.7	1,600	28%	$1,105
39035183402	3.4	1,798	50%	$1,117
39035183604	2.7	2,308	47%	$988
39035183606	2.3	1,825	53%	$1,268
39035183502	2	3,493	35%	$1,005
39035183401	1.6	2,206	9%	$936

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 45

Pop-weighted across 10 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 44%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 64%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 26%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Chagrin-Lee

Aggregated across 10 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

4,129Total filings (sum)
9.71%Avg annual filing rate
18.9%Peak year (2013)
7.86%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

937Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland, OH).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chagrin-Lee

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

16.4%Housing insecurity
13.3%Utility shutoff threat
19.7%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
29.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Chagrin-Lee

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

Chagrin-Lee scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 10 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.

How does Chagrin-Lee compare to Shaker Heights overall?

Chagrin-Lee scores 0.8 points higher than Shaker Heights overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,028 vs $1,168.

What is the average rent in Chagrin-Lee?

Average gross rent in Chagrin-Lee is $1,028/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Chagrin-Lee residents are renters?

38% of Chagrin-Lee households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Shaker Heights). The neighborhood has 22,744 residents.

Is Chagrin-Lee a high social-vulnerability area?

Chagrin-Lee sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Chagrin-Lee have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Chagrin-Lee is census tract 39035120801 (score 6/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.6 to 6, a spread of 4.4 points.

How safe is Chagrin-Lee for landlords?

Chagrin-Lee carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 10 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Shaker Heights as a whole (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Chagrin-Lee?

Chagrin-Lee has 22,116 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Chagrin-Lee

5.7 Corlett 9 tracts · pop 17,123 5.6 Miles Park Historic District 8 tracts · pop 17,080 2.8 Van Aken District 4 tracts · pop 12,573 6 Buckeye-Shaker 5 tracts · pop 9,773 3.3 Fairfax Triangle 2 tracts · pop 4,648 2.5 Royal Heights 2 tracts · pop 4,561

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Shaker Heights

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Chagrin-Lee.

2.7 Van Aken District 4 tracts · pop 12,573 1.4 Fairmount Taylor 1 tracts · pop 2,638

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