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Neighborhood · Cincinnati, OH

Brighton Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 7,025 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5–6.2

Brighton is a black-white neighborhood in Cincinnati with 4 census tracts and a population of 7,025 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $871/month sits 13% lower than the Cincinnati citywide average ($1,001).

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton vs Cincinnati How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.9% +72%
Cincinnati: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$871 -13%
Cincinnati: $1,001
Average HH income
$36,710 -29%
Cincinnati: $51,707
Poverty rate
52.7% +115%
Cincinnati: 24.5%
Renter share
76.0% +26%
Cincinnati: 60.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5–6.2

Why Brighton scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Rent control risk
52% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
76% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
52.7% below poverty line · Range 7.0–10.0 across tracts
8.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.3 across tracts
1.8
Risk score comparison

Brighton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brighton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Brighton: 5.75.7BrightonNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Brighton?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.2 points from 5 to 6.2. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Brighton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39061026900 6.2 3,013 57% $770
39061026300 5.8 1,158 69% $735
39061002800 5.5 1,151 37% $1,063
39061002700 5 1,703 42% $1,013
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 85%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 51%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Brighton

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,382Total filings (sum)
  • 13.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.4%Peak year (2003)
  • 10.84%Latest filed (2018)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 867Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.1Avg monthly observed
  • 7.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.63×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati, OH).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brighton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Brighton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton?

Brighton scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Brighton compare to Cincinnati overall?

Brighton scores 2.3 points higher than Cincinnati overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $871 vs $1,001.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brighton?

Average gross rent in Brighton is $871/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brighton residents are renters?

76% of Brighton households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 7,025 residents.
Q5

Is Brighton a high social-vulnerability area?

Brighton sits in the 74th 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 Brighton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brighton is census tract 39061026900 (score 6.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 6.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Brighton for landlords?

Brighton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Brighton?

Brighton has 7,217 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.3%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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