Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Westerville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049007198 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,050 · 37% of tract blocks fall in Westerville
Eviction risk in Westerville eviction risk in Franklin County centers on tract 39049007198, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,050 residents. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,255 monthly, set against $96,326 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,135
Renter share31.2%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$96,326
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westerville and the region
Centroid at 40.0893, -82.9006 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westerville scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westerville
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westerville
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westerville
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westerville
5.1
How Westerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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)
- 217Total filings over 13 yrs
- 3.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2006)
- 5Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 34Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.71×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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 20.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westerville
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Westerville 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 above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.71x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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 39049007198
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007198?
Census tract 39049007198 in Westerville scores 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 39049007198?
Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007198?
3.8% of residents in tract 39049007198 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,050.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007198?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 59th, minority 52th, housing 15th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007198?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 217 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007198 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.41% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007198 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.71× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049007198 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049007198 compare to Westerville overall?
Tract 39049007198 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Westerville at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westerville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westerville
Top eight tracts in Westerville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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39049007101
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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Uptown
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Uptown
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049007102
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39041011710
1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049007193
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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39041011766
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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