2 census tracts · pop 10,103 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.1–3.4
Riverbend spans 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH and houses 10,103 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.5/10. 35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Columbus rate of 28.8%. The filing record is not thin: 343 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 10.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2015, is well off that peak.
Average gross rent is $1,374, 6% above the Columbus average of $1,295. That places it #103 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Harrison West and Merion Village score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. 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
Riverbend vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverbend
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
343Total filings (sum)
7.64%Avg annual filing rate
10.3%Peak year (2006)
4.49%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
313Total filings 2020-21
2.2Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.58×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 Riverbend
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverbend
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverbend?
Riverbend 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 Riverbend compare to Columbus overall?
Riverbend scores 1.0 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,374 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverbend?
Average gross rent in Riverbend is $1,374/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverbend residents are renters?
24% of Riverbend households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 10,103 residents.
Q5
Is Riverbend a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverbend sits in the 24th 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 Riverbend have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverbend is census tract 39049008360 (score 3.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.4, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Riverbend for landlords?
Riverbend 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 Riverbend?
Riverbend has 10,085 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
