Within parent city
88
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Grove City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049009756 · Franklin County, OH · pop 2,379 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Grove City
Grove City anchors census tract 39049009756, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #52,182 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,127 a month against an average household income of $70,636 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,173
Renter share61.2%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate16.3%
Median income$70,636
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grove City and the region
Centroid at 39.8829, -83.0583 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grove City scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
16.3% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,127 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 3%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 271Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.96×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 14.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 11.3%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grove City
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.1/10. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.96x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049009756
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009756?
Census tract 39049009756 in Grove City scores 3.4/10 (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 39049009756?
Median gross rent is $1,127/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009756?
16.3% of residents in tract 39049009756 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,379.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009756?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 3th, minority 38th, housing 77th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 39049009756 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.96× 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 39049009756 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39049009756 compare to Grove City overall?
Tract 39049009756 scores 3.4/10, 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.
Tract · OH
Charleston Ridge
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009712
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009711
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009757
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009754
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049009753
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049009755
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049009751
1.4
/ 10 · Very Low
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