Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Grove City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049009757 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,536 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Grove City
The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 39049009757 reflects conditions in Grove City in Franklin County, Ohio. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,296 monthly, set against $87,818 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,914
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$87,818
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grove City and the region
Centroid at 39.8945, -83.0644 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grove City scores 2.7
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
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,296 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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)
- 158Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.76×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
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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grove City
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 Grove City 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 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.76x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049009757
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009757?
Census tract 39049009757 in Grove City scores 2.7/10 (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 39049009757?
Median gross rent is $1,296/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009757?
11.0% of residents in tract 39049009757 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,536.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009757?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 53th, minority 12th, housing 9th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 39049009757 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.76× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39049009757 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39049009757 compare to Grove City overall?
Tract 39049009757 scores 2.7/10, right in line with 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
39049009756
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009712
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049009711
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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