Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
South Campus Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus
Tract 39049001121 · Franklin County, OH · pop 9,949 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Here is how census tract 39049001121, in the South Campus neighborhood of Columbus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 9,949. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $605 a month. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 66%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units67
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate56.0%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.9989, -83.0125 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Campus scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
56.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$605 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
How South Campus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 16%Grade B
- 16%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 5Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2004)
- 1Filings in 2007 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 100% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 14Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.0%Food insecurity
- 25.4%SNAP enrollment
- 20.3%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 33.4%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Campus
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 above the Franklin County average of 5.4 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049001121
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049001121?
Census tract 39049001121 in the South Campus neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 39049001121?
Median gross rent is $605/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049001121?
56.0% of residents in tract 39049001121 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,949.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049001121?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 2th, minority 42th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 39049001121 considered part of South Campus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049001121 fall within South Campus (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049001121?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 39049001121 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.22% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049001121 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049001121 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049001121 scores 6.4/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 39049001121 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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