Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049010202 ·
Franklin County, OH · pop 5,977 · 84% of tract blocks fall in Columbus
Census tract 39049010202 sits in Columbus eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,302 a month against an average household income of $81,274 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 16%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,795
Renter share26.1%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$81,274
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
17th percentile
#197 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Very Low
Within county
35th percentile
#214 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Low
Within state
45th percentile
#1,737 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Moderate
National
37th percentile
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.8760, -82.8146 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbus scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,302 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
54%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
65%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
586Total filings 2020-21
7.6Avg monthly (observed)
3.3Pre-pandemic baseline
2.31×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran above 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.
16.4%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
20.1%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
26.8%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 below 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.31x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.2% 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 39049010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049010202?
Census tract 39049010202 in Columbus scores 3.3/10 (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 39049010202?
Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049010202?
3.9% of residents in tract 39049010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,977.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 55th, minority 78th, housing 65th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 39049010202 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.31× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39049010202 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.4% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39049010202 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049010202 scores 3.3/10, right in line with 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.
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