1 census tracts · pop 3,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
West End is a one-tract neighborhood of Sandusky, OH and houses 3,166 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Against a Sandusky baseline of 27.4%, around a third of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 353 eviction filings.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 12.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $986, 9% above the Sandusky average of $905.
Recent filings have not receded much: 13.0% in 2018 against a 12.4% peak. That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Sandusky. The closest comparables inside the same city are Kilbourne Plat and Columbus Avenue Historic District.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $46,355. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
West End vs SanduskyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West End
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
353Total filings (sum)
10.84%Avg annual filing rate
12.4%Peak year (2014)
13.04%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West End
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
36.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West End
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West End?
West End 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 West End compare to Sandusky overall?
West End scores 1.4 points higher than Sandusky overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $986 vs $905.
Q3
What is the average rent in West End?
Average gross rent in West End is $986/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West End residents are renters?
33% of West End households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandusky). The neighborhood has 3,166 residents.
Q5
Is West End a high social-vulnerability area?
West End sits in the 70th 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
How safe is West End for landlords?
West End 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 West End?
West End has 3,476 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
