4 census tracts · pop 7,025 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.8–5.9
Brighton is a 4-tract neighborhood of Cincinnati, OH, population 7,025. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Cincinnati rate of 30.1%.
The poverty rate is 53%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
SNAP participation is 39.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 23.9% 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. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.8/10.
76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 4,382 across 4 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $871, 13% below the Cincinnati average of $1,001. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 24.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 11.2% in 2018, is well off that peak.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%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.
28.0%Housing insecurity
25.0%Utility shutoff threat
38.0%Food insecurity
41.3%SNAP enrollment
14.1%No health insurance
38.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brighton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton?
Brighton scores 5.9/10 (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 1.4 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). 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 5.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.9, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Brighton for landlords?
Brighton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brighton?
Brighton has 7,217 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.3%), Other / Multiracial (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
