Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Charleston Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049009600 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,617 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
How risky is the Charleston Ridge area of Columbus for landlords? Census tract 39049009600 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,150 a month against an average household income of $63,363 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units2,089
Renter share48.7%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate20.0%
Median income$63,363
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.8889, -83.1000 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charleston Ridge scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
20.0% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,150 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
2.7
How Charleston Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 575Total filings over 13 yrs
- 5.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.5%Peak (2004)
- 30Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 232Total filings 2020-21
- 3.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.89×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Charleston Ridge. 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.
- 14.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.3%Food insecurity
- 17.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charleston Ridge
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 575 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.5% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049009600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009600?
Census tract 39049009600 in the Charleston Ridge neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 39049009600?
Median gross rent is $1,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009600?
20.0% of residents in tract 39049009600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,617.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 96th, minority 51th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 39049009600 considered part of Charleston Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049009600 fall within Charleston Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049009600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 575 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049009600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.71% of renter households, peaking at 8.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049009600 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.89× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049009600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.4% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049009600 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049009600 scores 3.9/10, 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.
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