1 census tracts · pop 4,727 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Knolls-Thomas maps to a single census tract in Columbus, OH, population 4,727. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 28.8% citywide, putting Knolls-Thomas 14.8% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. At $1,655 a month, rents sit 28% over what the rest of Columbus commands. 15% 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.
The filing record is not thin: 444 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The voucher gap is 14.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 4.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #66 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $82,816.
62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Knolls-Thomas vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Knolls-Thomas
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
444Total filings (sum)
3.06%Avg annual filing rate
4.8%Peak year (2011)
1.34%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
521Total filings 2020-21
6.8Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
3.10×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Knolls-Thomas
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
6.9%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Knolls-Thomas
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knolls-Thomas?
Knolls-Thomas scores 4.7/10 (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 Knolls-Thomas compare to Columbus overall?
Knolls-Thomas scores 0.4 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,655 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knolls-Thomas?
Average gross rent in Knolls-Thomas is $1,655/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Knolls-Thomas residents are renters?
62% of Knolls-Thomas households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 4,727 residents.
Q5
Is Knolls-Thomas a high social-vulnerability area?
Knolls-Thomas sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Knolls-Thomas for landlords?
Knolls-Thomas carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Knolls-Thomas?
Knolls-Thomas has 4,632 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
