Observatory Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
2 census tracts · pop 5,949 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3.1–3.1
Observatory Historic District spans 2 census tracts of Cincinnati, OH, population 5,949. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
At $1,302 a month, rents sit 30% over what the rest of Cincinnati commands. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Against a Cincinnati baseline of 30.1%, 23% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 4.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 2.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 106 across 2 observed tracts. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 38 mapped neighborhoods of Cincinnati, it ranks #36 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Main Street Historic District and Linwood.
Rent takes 9% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
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
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Observatory Historic District vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%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.
4.6%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
4.1%Food insecurity
2.6%SNAP enrollment
3.4%No health insurance
15.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Observatory Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Observatory Historic District?
Observatory Historic District scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Observatory Historic District compare to Cincinnati overall?
Observatory Historic District scores 1.4 points lower than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,302 vs $1,001.
Q3
What is the average rent in Observatory Historic District?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
Is Observatory Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Observatory Historic District sits in the 1st 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Observatory Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Observatory Historic District is census tract 39061004800 (score 3.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Observatory Historic District for landlords?
Observatory Historic District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Observatory Historic District?
Observatory Historic District has 5,882 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.1%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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