4 census tracts · pop 12,573 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4.2
Van Aken District is a 4-tract neighborhood of Shaker Heights, OH and houses 12,573 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 38% against 25.4% citywide, putting Van Aken District 12.5% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
At $1,436 a month, rents sit 23% over what the rest of Shaker Heights commands. The voucher gap is 18.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.2. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,040 across 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 15.9% of renter households. Judgments average 4.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $84,502.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Van Aken District vs Shaker HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Van Aken District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,040Total filings (sum)
8.56%Avg annual filing rate
15.9%Peak year (2016)
7.71%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Van Aken District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Van Aken District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Van Aken District?
Van Aken District scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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.
Q2
How does Van Aken District compare to Shaker Heights overall?
Van Aken District scores 0.5 points lower than Shaker Heights overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,436 vs $1,168.
Q3
What is the average rent in Van Aken District?
Average gross rent in Van Aken District is $1,436/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Van Aken District residents are renters?
43% of Van Aken District households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Shaker Heights). The neighborhood has 12,573 residents.
Q5
Is Van Aken District a high social-vulnerability area?
Van Aken District sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Van Aken District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Van Aken District is census tract 39035188103 (score 4.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Van Aken District for landlords?
Van Aken District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Van Aken District?
Van Aken District has 12,473 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
