Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Old Arlington Eviction Risk: Lower , Upper Arlington
Tract 39049006600 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,944 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 39049006600 covers the Old Arlington neighborhood of Upper Arlington, home to 3,944 residents. For landlords it grades 5.3/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,392 monthly, set against $232,279 in average yearly household income, roughly 7% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,547
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate0.4%
Median income$232,279
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Upper Arlington and the region
Centroid at 39.9958, -83.0610 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Arlington scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Upper Arlington
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
0.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,392 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Upper Arlington
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Upper Arlington
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Upper Arlington
3.0
How Old Arlington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 43%Grade A
- 15%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 76Total filings over 13 yrs
- 1.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2005)
- 2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 14Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 3.8%Housing insecurity
- 2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 3.6%Food insecurity
- 2.1%SNAP enrollment
- 2.8%Transit barriers
- 3.2%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 17.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Arlington
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 4.8/10. 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 Upper Arlington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.78x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 76 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 1.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2005.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006600?
Census tract 39049006600 in the Old Arlington neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39049006600?
Median gross rent is $1,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006600?
0.4% of residents in tract 39049006600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 10th, minority 6th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006600 considered part of Old Arlington?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006600 fall within Old Arlington (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.05% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049006600 struggle to pay rent?
About 3.8% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006600 compare to Upper Arlington overall?
Tract 39049006600 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Upper Arlington at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Upper Arlington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 39049006600 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Upper Arlington
Top eight tracts in Upper Arlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OH
Brandon Heights
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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Cranbrook
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Northcrest
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Eastcleft
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Eastcleft
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Kendale
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Eastcleft
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
Guilford Place
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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