1 census tracts · pop 3,398 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
South Side maps to a single census tract in Sandusky, OH and houses 3,398 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 30% of renter households. SNAP participation is 28.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 399 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is economic stress at 7.4/10.
Food insecurity affects 28.0% of adults, 10.2 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $798, 12% below the Sandusky average of $905.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 10.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.5% in 2018 against a 10.2% peak.
That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Sandusky. For a like-for-like read, Kilbourne Plat and Columbus Avenue Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Side vs SanduskyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Side
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
399Total filings (sum)
8.20%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2014)
8.49%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Side
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.1%Housing insecurity
16.1%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
28.3%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
38.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Side
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Side?
South Side scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 South Side compare to Sandusky overall?
South Side scores 1.4 points higher than Sandusky overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $798 vs $905.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Side?
Average gross rent in South Side is $798/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Side residents are renters?
65% of South Side households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandusky). The neighborhood has 3,398 residents.
Q5
Is South Side a high social-vulnerability area?
South Side sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is South Side for landlords?
South Side carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Side?
South Side has 3,291 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.8%), Other / Multiracial (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
