Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Gahanna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049007427 ·
Franklin County, OH · pop 5,794 · 89% of tract blocks fall in Gahanna
Census tract 39049007427 belongs to Gahanna, Ohio. It is home to 5,794 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #43,145 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,286 monthly, set against $102,402 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%Stable renters 24%Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,404
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$102,402
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88th percentile
#2 of 9 tracts In Gahanna
High
Within county
18th percentile
#270 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Very Low
Within state
19th percentile
#2,573 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very Low
National
15th percentile
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gahanna and the region
Centroid at 40.0046, -82.8564 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gahanna scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gahanna
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,286 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gahanna
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gahanna
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gahanna
4.5
How Gahanna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
27%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
652Total filings over 13 yrs
9.01%Avg annual filing rate
16.9%Peak (2004)
37Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2002 to 2015
Filings dropped 30% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
274Total filings 2020-21
3.6Avg monthly (observed)
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
1.28×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
8.8%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
21.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gahanna
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Gahanna 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 Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 652 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 9.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.9% of renter households in 2004.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.28x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007427
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007427?
Census tract 39049007427 in Gahanna scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39049007427?
Median gross rent is $1,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007427?
8.9% of residents in tract 39049007427 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,794.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007427?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 37th, minority 49th, housing 27th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007427?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 652 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007427 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.01% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007427 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.28× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049007427 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049007427 compare to Gahanna overall?
Tract 39049007427 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Gahanna at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gahanna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gahanna
Top eight tracts in Gahanna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.