Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Melrose Eviction Risk: Lower , Pickerington

Tract 39045033102 · Fairfield County, OH · pop 5,167 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 39045033102 covers Melrose in Pickerington in Ohio. Home to 5,167 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #40,067 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,613 a month while the average household earns $95,882 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 13% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units2,078

Renter share37.0%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate2.4%

Median income$95,882

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pickerington and the region

Centroid at 39.9028, -82.7735 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melrose scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pickerington

4.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

2.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,613 rent vs county FMR

6.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pickerington

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pickerington

4.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pickerington

4.8

How Melrose compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

26%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

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.

8.9%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
23.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Melrose

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Pickerington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fairfield County average of 5.0 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39045033102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39045033102?

Census tract 39045033102 in the Melrose neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39045033102?

Median gross rent is $1,613/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39045033102?

2.4% of residents in tract 39045033102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,167.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39045033102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 91th, minority 50th, housing 65th.

Is tract 39045033102 considered part of Melrose?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39045033102 fall within Melrose (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 39045033102 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39045033102 compare to Pickerington overall?

Tract 39045033102 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Pickerington at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pickerington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pickerington

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