2 census tracts · pop 8,732 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–5.7
Northwest Boulevard spans 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH and houses 8,732 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.7. A 2.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Columbus rate of 28.8%. Average gross rent is $1,705, 32% above the Columbus average of $1,295. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
The voucher gap is 18.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Disability prevalence reaches 18.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records carry 633 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2015, is well off that peak.
That places it #88 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $84,228.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northwest Boulevard vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwest Boulevard
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
633Total filings (sum)
2.39%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2004)
1.02%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
269Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.62×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 Northwest Boulevard
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
17.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northwest Boulevard
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwest Boulevard?
Northwest Boulevard scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 Northwest Boulevard compare to Columbus overall?
Northwest Boulevard scores 0.3 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,705 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwest Boulevard?
Average gross rent in Northwest Boulevard is $1,705/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwest Boulevard residents are renters?
73% of Northwest Boulevard households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 8,732 residents.
Q5
Is Northwest Boulevard a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwest Boulevard sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Northwest Boulevard have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northwest Boulevard is census tract 39049001901 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.7, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Northwest Boulevard for landlords?
Northwest Boulevard carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northwest Boulevard?
Northwest Boulevard has 9,125 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
