Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Salem Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049006923 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,662 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 39049006923, home to 4,662 residents in the Salem neighborhood of Columbus, scores 4.6/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #62,953 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,076 a month while the average household earns $103,456 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,539
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$103,456
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0792, -82.9818 · click any tract to drill in
Why Salem scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,076 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
How Salem compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
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)
- 616Total filings over 13 yrs
- 15.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.5%Peak (2006)
- 52Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 24% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 346Total filings 2020-21
- 4.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.14×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Salem. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 14.3%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Salem
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 616 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 15.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.5% of renter households in 2006.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.14x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006923
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006923?
Census tract 39049006923 in the Salem neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 39049006923?
Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006923?
6.6% of residents in tract 39049006923 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,662.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006923?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 81th, minority 74th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006923 considered part of Salem?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006923 fall within Salem (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006923?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 616 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006923 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.11% of renter households, peaking at 20.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006923 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.14× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049006923 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.3% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006923 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006923 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Columbus at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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