5 census tracts · pop 15,200 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Franklinton is a 5-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH, population 15,200. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The poverty rate is 45%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.8/10. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. At $969 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Columbus commands.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,142 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 22.4% of renter households.
17.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 120 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 9.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 5.7/10 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
5.7
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Franklinton vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Franklinton
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,142Total filings (sum)
15.50%Avg annual filing rate
22.4%Peak year (2015)
16.34%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,396Total filings 2020-21
10.7Avg monthly observed
11.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.93×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Franklinton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.8%Housing insecurity
25.0%Utility shutoff threat
42.8%Food insecurity
45.4%SNAP enrollment
18.6%No health insurance
44.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Franklinton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Franklinton?
Franklinton scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Franklinton compare to Columbus overall?
Franklinton scores 1.4 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $969 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Franklinton?
Average gross rent in Franklinton is $969/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Franklinton residents are renters?
66% of Franklinton households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 15,200 residents.
Q5
Is Franklinton a high social-vulnerability area?
Franklinton sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Franklinton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Franklinton is census tract 39049004900 (score 5.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Franklinton for landlords?
Franklinton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Franklinton?
Franklinton has 15,804 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25%), Hispanic / Latino (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
