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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Far West Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39049007959 · Franklin County, OH · pop 2,191 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

39049007959 is a census tract in the Far West Columbus area of Columbus, OH. It scores 3.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,191. The clearest offset is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 33% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units914
Renter share46.9%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$89,032

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Far West Columbus
Very Low
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#205 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Very Low
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#233 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#2,128 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.9902, -83.1754 · click any tract to drill in

Why Far West Columbus scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
4.0

How Far West Columbus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Far West Columbus risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.1This tracttract 0079594.3Columbusparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 9

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 110Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.41×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Far West Columbus. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Columbus

Cost burden runs 29% here against 41.6% across Franklin County. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8/10.

It sits 1.3 points below the Franklin County average of 4.4. SNAP participation runs 5.5% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 8.7% against 17.8% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 22nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the OH average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent is $1,355, close to the Columbus average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $89,032.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049007959

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007959?

Census tract 39049007959 in the Far West Columbus neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 39049007959?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007959?

1.6% of residents in tract 39049007959 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,191.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007959?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 13th, minority 36th, housing 6th.
Q5

Is tract 39049007959 considered part of Far West Columbus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007959 fall within Far West Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 39049007959 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.41× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39049007959 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39049007959 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39049007959 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Columbus at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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