2 census tracts · pop 6,330 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.7–4.6
Berwick is a 2-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH, population 6,330. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 60% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 36%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Court records carry 557 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 12.5% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,181, 9% below the Columbus average of $1,295. The most recent observed rate, 6.9% in 2015, is well off that peak. That places it #81 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus.
For a like-for-like read, Southern Orchards and Salem score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
41% 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. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Berwick vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Berwick
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
557Total filings (sum)
7.15%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2011)
7.57%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
679Total filings 2020-21
5.1Avg monthly observed
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
2.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Berwick
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.1%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
16.1%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
29.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Berwick
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Berwick?
Berwick scores 4.2/10 (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 Berwick compare to Columbus overall?
Berwick scores 0.1 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,181 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Berwick?
Average gross rent in Berwick is $1,181/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Berwick residents are renters?
41% of Berwick households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 6,330 residents.
Q5
Is Berwick a high social-vulnerability area?
Berwick 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 Berwick have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Berwick is census tract 39049009332 (score 4.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.6, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Berwick for landlords?
Berwick carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Columbus as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Berwick?
Berwick has 6,471 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
