Lancaster West Main Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
3 census tracts · pop 11,478 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District spans 3 census tracts of Lancaster, OH and houses 11,478 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Against a Lancaster baseline of 30.5%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. 19% 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.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records carry 1,831 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 8.7% of renter households. At $977 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Lancaster commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.4% in 2016 against a 8.7% peak. Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $49,372. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District vs LancasterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lancaster West Main Street Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,831Total filings (sum)
6.19%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2015)
5.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lancaster West Main Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.3%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
18.5%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
34.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lancaster West Main Street Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lancaster West Main Street Historic District?
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District scores 5.4/10 (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 Lancaster West Main Street Historic District compare to Lancaster overall?
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Lancaster overall (4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $977 vs $1,083.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lancaster West Main Street Historic District?
Average gross rent in Lancaster eviction risk West Main Street Historic District is $977/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lancaster West Main Street Historic District residents are renters?
53% of Lancaster West Main Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Lancaster). The neighborhood has 11,478 residents.
Q5
Is Lancaster West Main Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District sits in the 63rd 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 Lancaster West Main Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lancaster West Main Street Historic District is census tract 39045031700 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Lancaster West Main Street Historic District for landlords?
Lancaster eviction risk West Main Street Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Lancaster as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lancaster West Main Street Historic District?
Lancaster West Main Street Historic District has 11,416 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.2%), Other / Multiracial (7.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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