1 census tracts · pop 1,757 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Southern Orchards maps to a single census tract in Columbus, OH and houses 1,757 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. Against a Columbus baseline of 28.8%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 19% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 954 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2003 at 18.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,147, 11% below the Columbus average of $1,295.
Recent filings have not receded much: 19.7% in 2015 against a 18.0% peak. That places it #81 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $68,099.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southern Orchards vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southern Orchards
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
954Total filings (sum)
16.14%Avg annual filing rate
18.0%Peak year (2003)
19.66%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
230Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly observed
5.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southern Orchards
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.6%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
9.3%No health insurance
26.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southern Orchards
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southern Orchards?
Southern Orchards scores 4.2/10 (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 Southern Orchards compare to Columbus overall?
Southern Orchards scores 0.1 points lower than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,147 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southern Orchards?
Average gross rent in Southern Orchards is $1,147/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southern Orchards residents are renters?
54% of Southern Orchards households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 1,757 residents.
Q5
Is Southern Orchards a high social-vulnerability area?
Southern Orchards sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Southern Orchards for landlords?
Southern Orchards carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southern Orchards?
Southern Orchards has 1,694 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.5%), Other / Multiracial (7.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
