Betts-Longworth Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
3 census tracts · pop 5,841 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.8–5.9
Betts-Longworth Historic District spans 3 census tracts of Cincinnati, OH, population 5,841. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Set annual rent against average household income of $33,053 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Cincinnati rate of 30.1%. This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 20.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is economic stress at 7.8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 3,864 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 22.3% of renter households.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Betts-Longworth Historic District vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Betts-Longworth Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,864Total filings (sum)
12.25%Avg annual filing rate
22.3%Peak year (2014)
6.21%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,166Total filings 2020-21
5.0Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.08×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Betts-Longworth Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.6%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
28.4%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Betts-Longworth Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Betts-Longworth Historic District?
Betts-Longworth Historic District scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Betts-Longworth Historic District compare to Cincinnati overall?
Betts-Longworth Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $890 vs $1,001.
Q3
What is the average rent in Betts-Longworth Historic District?
Average gross rent in Betts-Longworth Historic District is $890/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Betts-Longworth Historic District residents are renters?
68% of Betts-Longworth Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 5,841 residents.
Q5
Is Betts-Longworth Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Betts-Longworth Historic District sits in the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Betts-Longworth Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Betts-Longworth Historic District is census tract 39061026400 (score 5.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.9, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Betts-Longworth Historic District for landlords?
Betts-Longworth Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cincinnati as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Betts-Longworth Historic District?
Betts-Longworth Historic District has 5,605 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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