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Franklinton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 39049004900 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,296 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is Franklinton in Columbus for landlords? Census tract 39049004900 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,151 a month while the average household earns $36,190 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 17% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units2,135

Renter share57.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate38.4%

Median income$36,190

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.9483, -83.0479 · click any tract to drill in

Why Franklinton scores 6.1

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

38.4% poverty · this tract

9.6

Supply constraint

$1,151 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Franklinton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

97%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
55%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
33%Grade B
22%Grade C
11%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,373Total filings over 13 yrs
17.00%Avg annual filing rate
16.4%Peak (2015)
214Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 to 2015

Filings climbed 18% over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

1,148Total filings 2020-21
14.9Avg monthly (observed)
16.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.92×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Franklinton. 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.

29.8%Housing insecurity
26.3%Utility-shutoff threat
45.1%Food insecurity
48.5%SNAP enrollment
23.1%Transit barriers
20.1%No health insurance
25.9%Frequent mental distress
46.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Franklinton

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Franklin County average of 5.4 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 11% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.92x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049004900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049004900?

Census tract 39049004900 in the Franklinton neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39049004900?

Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049004900?

38.4% of residents in tract 39049004900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,296.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049004900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 70th, minority 48th, housing 55th.

Is tract 39049004900 considered part of Franklinton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049004900 fall within Franklinton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049004900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,373 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049004900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.00% of renter households, peaking at 16.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 39049004900 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 39049004900 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.8% 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. 26.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39049004900 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39049004900 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 3.1/10. 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.

Q10

Was tract 39049004900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 11% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

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

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org