2 census tracts · pop 5,337 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.6
Merion Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH and houses 5,337 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Columbus rate of 28.8%. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
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. Filings are well documented here: 1,089 across 2 observed tracts.
Average gross rent is $1,454, 12% above the Columbus average of $1,295. Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 14.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #103 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. The closest comparables inside the same city are Harrison West and Riverbend. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Merion Village vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Merion Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,089Total filings (sum)
7.64%Avg annual filing rate
14.9%Peak year (2008)
4.80%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
293Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.65×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Merion Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
20.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Merion Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merion Village?
Merion Village scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Merion Village compare to Columbus overall?
Merion Village scores 1.0 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,454 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Merion Village?
Average gross rent in Merion Village is $1,454/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Merion Village residents are renters?
47% of Merion Village households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 5,337 residents.
Q5
Is Merion Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Merion Village sits in the 26th 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
Which tracts in Merion Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Merion Village is census tract 39049005820 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Merion Village for landlords?
Merion Village carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Merion Village?
Merion Village has 5,071 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
