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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Grove City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39049009712 · Franklin County, OH · pop 2,825

Census tract 39049009712 sits in Grove City eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,213 a month while the average household earns $71,103 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 27% Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,209
Renter share39.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$71,103

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 9 tracts In Grove City
High
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#223 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Low
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#1,808 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Moderate
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Grove City and the region

Centroid at 39.8800, -83.0758 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grove City scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Grove City
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,213 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grove City
1.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grove City
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grove City
2.7

How Grove City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Grove City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 009712Grove City: 2.72.7Grove Cityparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 220Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 4.84%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.4%Peak (2010)
  • 19Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390490097122002: 15 filings (5.03/100 renter HHs)2003: 17 filings (5.70/100 renter HHs)2004: 13 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2005: 20 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (4.81/100 renter HHs)2007: 19 filings (5.08/100 renter HHs)2008: 17 filings (4.55/100 renter HHs)2009: 20 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (6.37/100 renter HHs)2011: 18 filings (5.14/100 renter HHs)2012: 13 filings (3.71/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 19 filings (5.43/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 27% over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 82Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.1Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.08×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2023-09-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 3 filings (1.12× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2024-06-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2024-07-01: 5 filings (7.46× baseline)2024-08-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2025-03-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (1.49× baseline)2025-09-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grove City

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.4/10. 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 Grove City 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049009712

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009712?

Census tract 39049009712 in Grove City scores 3.2/10 (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 39049009712?

Median gross rent is $1,213/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009712?

13.1% of residents in tract 39049009712 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,825.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009712?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 34th, minority 6th, housing 47th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049009712?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 220 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049009712 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.84% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 39049009712 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.08× 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 39049009712 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39049009712 compare to Grove City overall?

Tract 39049009712 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Grove City at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grove City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grove City

Top eight tracts in Grove City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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