3 census tracts · pop 15,449 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.8
Easton is a 3-tract quarter of Columbus, OH and houses 15,449 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.8. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 30% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,018 across 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2009, when filings touched 16.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 6.0% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #97 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. The closest comparables inside the same city are Summerfield and Summit View Forest. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,261, close to the Columbus average. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 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
3.6
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Easton vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Easton
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,018Total filings (sum)
8.07%Avg annual filing rate
16.3%Peak year (2009)
6.05%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,383Total filings 2020-21
7.0Avg monthly observed
4.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.35×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 Easton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.3%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
11.2%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
23.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Easton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Easton?
Easton scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Easton compare to Columbus overall?
Easton scores 0.7 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,261 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Easton?
Average gross rent in Easton is $1,261/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Easton residents are renters?
42% of Easton households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 15,449 residents.
Q5
Is Easton a high social-vulnerability area?
Easton sits in the 42nd 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 Easton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Easton is census tract 39049007202 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Easton for landlords?
Easton carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Easton?
Easton has 15,742 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
