Lancaster Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
2 census tracts · pop 5,759 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.6–5.4
Lancaster Historic District spans 2 census tracts of Lancaster, OH and houses 5,759 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Lancaster rate of 30.5%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10.
Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 741 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 7.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.8% in 2016 against a 7.7% peak.
For a like-for-like read, Lancaster Methodist Episcopal Camp Ground Historic District and Lancaster West Main Street Historic District score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,102, close to the Lancaster average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $56,193.
With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lancaster Historic District vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lancaster Historic District
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
741Total filings (sum)
4.48%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak year (2012)
4.79%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lancaster Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lancaster Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lancaster Historic District?
Lancaster Historic District scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Lancaster Historic District compare to Lancaster overall?
Lancaster Historic District scores 1.0 points higher than Lancaster overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,102 vs $1,083.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lancaster Historic District?
Average gross rent in Lancaster eviction risk Historic District is $1,102/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lancaster Historic District residents are renters?
40% of Lancaster Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 5,759 residents.
Q5
Is Lancaster Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Lancaster Historic District sits in the 32nd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Lancaster Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lancaster Historic District is census tract 39045032200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Lancaster Historic District for landlords?
Lancaster eviction risk Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lancaster as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lancaster Historic District?
Lancaster Historic District has 5,830 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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