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Neighborhood · Columbus, OH

Sawyer Manor Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,196 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 6.2–6.2

Sawyer Manor is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Columbus with 1 census tract and a population of 3,196 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 58% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 39% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $930/month sits 28% lower than the Columbus citywide average ($1,295).

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sawyer Manor vs Columbus How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.8% +101%
Columbus: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$930 -28%
Columbus: $1,295
Average HH income
$20,625 -68%
Columbus: $65,327
Poverty rate
74.5% +317%
Columbus: 17.9%
Renter share
95.0% +70%
Columbus: 55.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Sawyer Manor and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.2–6.2

Why Sawyer Manor scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
95% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
74.5% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Sawyer Manor vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sawyer Manor score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sawyer Manor: 6.26.2Sawyer ManorNeighborhoodParent city: 3.13.1Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sawyer Manor

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39049002900 6.2 3,196 58% $930
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sawyer Manor

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,142Total filings (sum)
  • 9.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.8%Peak year (2015)
  • 13.82%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 847Total filings 2020-21
  • 11.0Avg monthly observed
  • 9.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.11×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 Sawyer Manor

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Sawyer Manor

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sawyer Manor?

Sawyer Manor scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 Sawyer Manor compare to Columbus overall?

Sawyer Manor scores 3.1 points higher than Columbus overall (3.1/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $930 vs $1,295.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sawyer Manor?

Average gross rent in Sawyer Manor is $930/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sawyer Manor residents are renters?

95% of Sawyer Manor households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 3,196 residents.
Q5

Is Sawyer Manor a high social-vulnerability area?

Sawyer Manor sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Sawyer Manor for landlords?

Sawyer Manor carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 (3.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sawyer Manor?

Sawyer Manor has 3,323 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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