2 census tracts · pop 3,151 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 3.7–5.7
Walnut Creek takes in 2 census tracts of Columbus, OH and houses 3,151 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 28.8% citywide, putting Walnut Creek 13.4% over its own city.
28% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.7 to 5.7. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Filings are well documented here: 1,051 across 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 27.5% of renter households. At $1,165 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Columbus commands. That places it #60 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus.
Judgments average 6.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Maize-Morse and Hyde Park. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $56,090.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Creek vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Creek
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,051Total filings (sum)
15.39%Avg annual filing rate
27.5%Peak year (2015)
18.20%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
471Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
4.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.09×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.4%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
23.0%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Creek?
Walnut Creek scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Walnut Creek compare to Columbus overall?
Walnut Creek scores 0.6 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,165 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Creek?
Average gross rent in Walnut Creek is $1,165/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Creek residents are renters?
55% of Walnut Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 3,151 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Creek sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Walnut Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Creek is census tract 39049007533 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 5.7, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Creek for landlords?
Walnut Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Creek?
Walnut Creek has 3,173 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Hispanic / Latino (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
