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Eviction Risk in Observatory Historic District , Cincinnati

2 census tracts · pop 5,949 · pop-weighted composite 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.9

Observatory Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cincinnati with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,949 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 23% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 8% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,302/month sits 30% higher than the Cincinnati citywide median ($1,001).

Eviction Risk
4.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
23%
8% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,302
Median household income
$175,863
3.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Observatory Historic District vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Observatory Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Observatory Histor: 4.84.8Observatory HistorNeighborhoodParent city: 4.74.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.7K
Peer · OH
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4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Observatory Historic District vs Cincinnati

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.8 +2%
Cincinnati: 4.7
Rent burden
23.4% -22%
Cincinnati: 30.1%
Median gross rent
$1,302 +30%
Cincinnati: $1,001
Median HH income
$175,863 +240%
Cincinnati: $51,707
Poverty rate
3.9% -84%
Cincinnati: 24.5%
Renter share
30.6% -49%
Cincinnati: 60.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Observatory Historic District

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,882 residents across all tracts in Observatory Historic District. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 3.7% White (non-Hispanic): 84.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 3.4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 4.1% Other / Multiracial: 4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 3.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 84.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 3.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 4%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Observatory Historic District

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
39061005100 4.9 2,422 25% $1,174
39061004800 4.8 3,527 22% $1,390
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 1

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 1%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 8%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Observatory Historic District

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 106Total filings (sum)
  • 1.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak year (2012)
  • 1.13%Latest filed (2018)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 69Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.4Avg monthly observed
  • 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.84×Ratio to baseline

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

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Observatory Historic District

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

Frequently asked

About Observatory Historic District

What is the eviction-risk score for Observatory Historic District?

Observatory Historic District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Observatory Historic District compare to Cincinnati overall?

Observatory Historic District scores 0.1 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.7/10). Rent burden: 23% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,302 vs $1,001.

What is the median rent in Observatory Historic District?

Median gross rent in Observatory Historic District is $1,302/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Observatory Historic District residents are renters?

31% of Observatory Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 5,949 residents.

Is Observatory Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Observatory Historic District sits in the 1th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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