1 census tracts · pop 3,366 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
South Linden maps to a single census tract in Columbus, OH and houses 3,366 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 37.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 49%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 55.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
At $990 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Columbus commands. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,926 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 24.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 21.2% in 2015 against a 24.7% peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Linden vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Linden
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,926Total filings (sum)
23.63%Avg annual filing rate
24.7%Peak year (2002)
21.23%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
711Total filings 2020-21
9.2Avg monthly observed
11.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Linden
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
37.6%Housing insecurity
33.3%Utility shutoff threat
52.1%Food insecurity
55.9%SNAP enrollment
18.0%No health insurance
45.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Linden
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Linden?
South Linden scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 South Linden compare to Columbus overall?
South Linden scores 1.4 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $990 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Linden?
Average gross rent in South Linden is $990/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Linden residents are renters?
66% of South Linden households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 3,366 residents.
Q5
Is South Linden a high social-vulnerability area?
South Linden sits in the 87th 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 South Linden for landlords?
South Linden carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Linden?
South Linden has 3,404 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62.7%), Hispanic / Latino (19.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
