3 census tracts · pop 11,744 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.5–5.9
College Hill takes in 3 census tracts of Cincinnati, OH, population 11,744. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
60% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Cincinnati rate of 30.1%. At $559 a month, rents sit 44% under what the rest of Cincinnati commands. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Court records carry 3,395 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
14.7% 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 worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 17.5% of renter households. Among the 38 mapped neighborhoods of Cincinnati, it ranks #11 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 4.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Prospect Hill and Pill Hill.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Against average income of $56,482, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
College Hill vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in College Hill
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,395Total filings (sum)
10.78%Avg annual filing rate
17.5%Peak year (2018)
10.12%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,178Total filings 2020-21
5.1Avg monthly observed
5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.6%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Hill?
College Hill scores 5.7/10 (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 College Hill compare to Cincinnati overall?
College Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $559 vs $1,001.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Hill?
Average gross rent in College Hill is $559/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Hill residents are renters?
42% of College Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 11,744 residents.
Q5
Is College Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
College Hill sits in the 72nd 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 College Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in College Hill is census tract 39061008201 (score 5.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 5.9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is College Hill for landlords?
College Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 College Hill?
College Hill has 11,328 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (56%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
