Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Quarter Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049007212 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,195 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up Hamilton Quarter in Columbus, census tract 39049007212 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,598 a month while the average household earns $186,701 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,933
Renter share31.8%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$186,701
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0782, -82.8264 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamilton Quarter scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,598 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
2.6
How Hamilton Quarter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
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)
- 122Total filings 2020-21
- 1.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.11×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hamilton Quarter. 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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 4.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton Quarter
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.1/10. 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 below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.11x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007212
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007212?
Census tract 39049007212 in the Hamilton Quarter neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 39049007212?
Median gross rent is $1,598/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007212?
2.3% of residents in tract 39049007212 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,195.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007212?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 12th, minority 46th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007212 considered part of Hamilton Quarter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007212 fall within Hamilton Quarter (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007212 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049007212 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049007212 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007212 scores 1.2/10, lower 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Columbus
Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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