3 census tracts · pop 11,545 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 4.4–5.7
Westgate is a 3-tract neighborhood of Columbus, OH and houses 11,545 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 28.8% citywide, putting Westgate 29.1% over its own city.
35% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $1,005, 22% below the Columbus average of $1,295.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.4 to 5.7, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 3,125 across 3 observed tracts.
14.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation is 24.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 23.6% of renter households. That places it #48 of 120 neighborhoods in Columbus. Judgments average 8.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Hilltop and Eastgate score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $59,676.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Westgate vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westgate
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,125Total filings (sum)
12.88%Avg annual filing rate
23.6%Peak year (2015)
15.89%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,414Total filings 2020-21
6.6Avg monthly observed
7.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westgate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.3%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
23.6%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
33.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westgate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westgate?
Westgate scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Westgate compare to Columbus overall?
Westgate scores 1.0 points higher than Columbus overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,005 vs $1,295.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westgate?
Average gross rent in Westgate is $1,005/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westgate residents are renters?
43% of Westgate households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 11,545 residents.
Q5
Is Westgate a high social-vulnerability area?
Westgate sits in the 71st 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 Westgate have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westgate is census tract 39049004500 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 5.7, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Westgate for landlords?
Westgate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Westgate?
Westgate has 11,370 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
