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Neighborhood · Columbus, OH

Sharon Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 2,030 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Sharon Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH and houses 2,030 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Court records for this tract carry 45 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 5.2% of renter households.

5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2015, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,217, 6% below the Columbus average of $1,295.

That places it #107 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. At 20% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Schumacher Place and River Run score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $92,833, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sharon Heights vs Columbus How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
30.0% +4%
Columbus: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$1,217 -6%
Columbus: $1,295
Average HH income
$92,833 +42%
Columbus: $65,327
Poverty rate
4.6% -74%
Columbus: 17.9%
Renter share
19.8% -65%
Columbus: 55.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sharon Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Sharon Heights scores 3.1

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
30% 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
20% 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
4.6% below poverty line · Range 1.1–1.1 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Sharon Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sharon Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Sharon HeightsNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sharon Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39049006822 3.1 2,030 30% $1,217
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 4

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

Socioeconomic status 14%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 7%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sharon Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 45Total filings (sum)
  • 2.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.2%Peak year (2003)
  • 1.26%Latest filed (2015)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 11Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.1Avg monthly observed
  • 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.10×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 Sharon Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Sharon Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sharon Heights?

Sharon Heights scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 Sharon Heights compare to Columbus overall?

Sharon Heights scores 1.2 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,295.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sharon Heights?

Average gross rent in Sharon Heights is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sharon Heights residents are renters?

20% of Sharon Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 2,030 residents.
Q5

Is Sharon Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Sharon Heights sits in the 4th 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

How safe is Sharon Heights for landlords?

Sharon Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sharon Heights?

Sharon Heights has 2,146 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%), Other / Multiracial (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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