Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Lancaster Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39045030901 · Fairfield County, OH · pop 5,610 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Lancaster

Census tract 39045030901 runs through Lancaster in Fairfield County. With 5,610 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,872 a month while the average household earns $95,559 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 5% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,970

Renter share15.6%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate2.1%

Median income$95,559

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lancaster and the region

Centroid at 39.7511, -82.6695 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lancaster scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lancaster

4.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

2.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,872 rent vs county FMR

8.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lancaster

6.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lancaster

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lancaster

6.4

How Lancaster compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

7%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
9%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

8.5%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.7%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
26.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lancaster

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lancaster eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fairfield County average of 5.0 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39045030901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39045030901?

Census tract 39045030901 in Lancaster scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39045030901?

Median gross rent is $1,872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39045030901?

2.1% of residents in tract 39045030901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,610.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39045030901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 71th, minority 9th, housing 47th.

What share of households in tract 39045030901 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39045030901 compare to Lancaster overall?

Tract 39045030901 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Lancaster at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lancaster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lancaster

Top eight tracts in Lancaster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.