1 census tracts · pop 5,413 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Northwood Park maps to a single census tract in Columbus, OH, population 5,413. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 47%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
65% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Columbus rate of 28.8%. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 49%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $32,306 and the ratio lands at 47%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 585 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 4.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.9% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Among the 120 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastwood Heights and Homedale Addition.
Average gross rent runs $1,263, close to the Columbus average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northwood Park vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwood Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
585Total filings (sum)
2.79%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2002)
0.92%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
143Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×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 Northwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.8%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
31.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwood Park?
Northwood Park scores 5.7/10 (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 Northwood Park compare to Columbus overall?
Northwood Park scores 1.4 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,263 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwood Park?
Average gross rent in Northwood Park is $1,263/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwood Park residents are renters?
87% of Northwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 5,413 residents.
Q5
Is Northwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwood Park sits in the 36th 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 Northwood Park for landlords?
Northwood Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Northwood Park?
Northwood Park has 4,931 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
