4 census tracts · pop 16,024 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5–5.7
Brookshire spans 4 census tracts of Columbus, OH and houses 16,024 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Columbus rate of 28.8%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 6,107 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10.
14.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 26.4% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 26.4% of adults, 8.6 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $1,159, 11% below the Columbus average of $1,295. That places it #44 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus.
Judgments average 11.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Brittany Hills and Reeb-Hosack score within a fraction of it.
With little internal variation, 5.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Brookshire vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brookshire
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,107Total filings (sum)
18.64%Avg annual filing rate
26.4%Peak year (2015)
18.21%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,275Total filings 2020-21
8.5Avg monthly observed
10.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.84×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookshire
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
26.3%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookshire
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookshire?
Brookshire scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Brookshire compare to Columbus overall?
Brookshire scores 1.2 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,159 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookshire?
Average gross rent in Brookshire is $1,159/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookshire residents are renters?
53% of Brookshire households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 16,024 residents.
Q5
Is Brookshire a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookshire sits in the 71st 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 Brookshire have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookshire is census tract 39049004700 (score 5.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Brookshire for landlords?
Brookshire carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookshire?
Brookshire has 15,815 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.2%), Hispanic / Latino (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
