2 census tracts · pop 8,319 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.4–4.5
Charleston Ridge spans 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH, population 8,319. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.4/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 575 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 8.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 120 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #74 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, West Scioto and Crestview score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,227, close to the Columbus average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $67,419. 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 4.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Charleston Ridge vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Charleston Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
575Total filings (sum)
5.71%Avg annual filing rate
8.5%Peak year (2004)
3.73%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
692Total filings 2020-21
4.3Avg monthly observed
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.36×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 Charleston Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.1%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
15.0%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Charleston Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Charleston Ridge?
Charleston Ridge scores 4.5/10 (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 Charleston Ridge compare to Columbus overall?
Charleston Ridge scores 0.2 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,227 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Charleston Ridge?
Average gross rent in Charleston Ridge is $1,227/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Charleston Ridge residents are renters?
44% of Charleston Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 8,319 residents.
Q5
Is Charleston Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Charleston Ridge sits in the 58th 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 Charleston Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Charleston Ridge is census tract 39049009600 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.5, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Charleston Ridge for landlords?
Charleston Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Charleston Ridge?
Charleston Ridge has 8,431 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
