2 census tracts · pop 6,992 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3–5.7
Chester Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH and houses 6,992 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Columbus rate of 28.8%.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.7. A 2.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. Court records carry 771 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 12.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.9% in 2015, is well off that peak.
At $1,192 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Columbus commands. Among the 120 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #85 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Chaseland and Ravello. Against average income of $89,871, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Chester Heights vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chester Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
771Total filings (sum)
4.40%Avg annual filing rate
12.9%Peak year (2013)
2.73%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
462Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.02×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chester Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
24.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chester Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chester Heights?
Chester Heights scores 4.1/10 (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 Chester Heights compare to Columbus overall?
Chester Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,192 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chester Heights?
Average gross rent in Chester Heights is $1,192/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chester Heights residents are renters?
41% of Chester Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 6,992 residents.
Q5
Is Chester Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Chester Heights sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Chester Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chester Heights is census tract 39049008241 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.7, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Chester Heights for landlords?
Chester Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 Chester Heights?
Chester Heights has 6,910 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Other / Multiracial (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
