2 census tracts · pop 10,501 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.5
Deer Creek takes in 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH, population 10,501. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Filings are well documented here: 1,480 across 2 observed tracts. At $1,491 a month, rents sit 15% over what the rest of Columbus commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.5% in 2015 against a 9.8% peak. That places it #107 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus.
For a like-for-like read, Merion Village and Riverbend score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Deer Creek vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Deer Creek
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,480Total filings (sum)
8.17%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2011)
6.08%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
485Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.00×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 Deer Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
21.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Deer Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Deer Creek?
Deer Creek scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 Deer Creek compare to Columbus overall?
Deer Creek scores 1.1 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,491 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Deer Creek?
Average gross rent in Deer Creek is $1,491/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Deer Creek residents are renters?
42% of Deer Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 10,501 residents.
Q5
Is Deer Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Deer Creek sits in the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Deer Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Deer Creek is census tract 39049007047 (score 3.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Deer Creek for landlords?
Deer Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Deer Creek?
Deer Creek has 10,319 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.6%), Hispanic / Latino (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
