1 census tracts · pop 3,248 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Hilltop maps to a single census tract in Columbus, OH, population 3,248. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Columbus rate of 28.8%.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 206 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,109, 14% below the Columbus average of $1,295. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households. Among the 120 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #48 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 3.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $54,231. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hilltop vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hilltop
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
206Total filings (sum)
6.12%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2015)
6.99%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
126Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.3Pre-pandemic baseline
1.29×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hilltop
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
34.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hilltop
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hilltop?
Hilltop scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Hilltop compare to Columbus overall?
Hilltop scores 1.0 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,109 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hilltop?
Average gross rent in Hilltop is $1,109/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hilltop residents are renters?
35% of Hilltop households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 3,248 residents.
Q5
Is Hilltop a high social-vulnerability area?
Hilltop sits in the 79th 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
How safe is Hilltop for landlords?
Hilltop carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hilltop?
Hilltop has 3,410 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.8%), Hispanic / Latino (30.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
