Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39045032703 · Fairfield County, OH · pop 4,307

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 39045032703 in Columbus ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,307 residents. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,265 a month while the average household earns $87,900 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 21% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,198

Renter share30.7%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$87,900

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.9193, -82.8079 · click any tract to drill in

Why Columbus scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Columbus

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,265 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Columbus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

26%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

18.0%Housing insecurity
13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
11.1%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
19.0%Frequent mental distress
26.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Columbus

The heaviest input here 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 about the same as the Fairfield County average of 5.0 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Asian and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39045032703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39045032703?

Census tract 39045032703 in Columbus scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39045032703?

Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39045032703?

7.2% of residents in tract 39045032703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,307.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39045032703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 55th, minority 77th, housing 25th.

What share of households in tract 39045032703 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39045032703 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39045032703 scores 3.4/10, higher than 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.