1 census tracts · pop 5,167 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Melrose maps to a single census tract in Pickerington, OH, population 5,167. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 64% against 29.5% citywide, putting Melrose 34.7% over its own city.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. The voucher gap is 11.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,613, close to the Pickerington average.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $95,882. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Melrose vs PickeringtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Melrose
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Melrose
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Melrose?
Melrose scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Melrose compare to Pickerington overall?
Melrose scores 0.6 points lower than Pickerington overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,613 vs $1,605.
Q3
What is the average rent in Melrose?
Average gross rent in Melrose is $1,613/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Melrose residents are renters?
37% of Melrose households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Pickerington). The neighborhood has 5,167 residents.
Q5
Is Melrose a high social-vulnerability area?
Melrose sits in the 57th 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 Melrose for landlords?
Melrose carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Pickerington as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Melrose?
Melrose has 5,157 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
