3 census tracts · pop 9,917 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.6–5.8
McKelvey Plat is a 3-tract neighborhood of Sandusky, OH, population 9,917. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Sandusky baseline of 27.4%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 1,653 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 18.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $829, 8% below the Sandusky average of $905.
That places it #6 of 6 neighborhoods in Sandusky. Judgments average 7.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Kilbourne Plat and Columbus Avenue Historic District.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $48,968.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
McKelvey Plat vs SanduskyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McKelvey Plat
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,653Total filings (sum)
12.41%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2018)
13.29%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in McKelvey Plat
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.1%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
20.9%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
33.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McKelvey Plat
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McKelvey Plat?
McKelvey Plat scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 McKelvey Plat compare to Sandusky overall?
McKelvey Plat scores 1.3 points higher than Sandusky overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $829 vs $905.
Q3
What is the average rent in McKelvey Plat?
Average gross rent in McKelvey Plat is $829/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McKelvey Plat residents are renters?
47% of McKelvey Plat households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandusky). The neighborhood has 9,917 residents.
Q5
Is McKelvey Plat a high social-vulnerability area?
McKelvey Plat sits in the 73rd 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 McKelvey Plat have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in McKelvey Plat is census tract 39043041300 (score 5.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 5.8, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is McKelvey Plat for landlords?
McKelvey Plat carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sandusky as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of McKelvey Plat?
McKelvey Plat has 9,868 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Sandusky
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to McKelvey Plat.
