Neighborhood · Cincinnati, OH

Pill Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 16,868 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 4.3–6.3

Pill Hill is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cincinnati with 6 census tracts and a population of 16,868 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 53% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $931/month sits 7% lower than the Cincinnati citywide average ($1,001).

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

6 tracts · population-weighted

Pill Hill vs Cincinnati How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

53.2% +77%

Cincinnati: 30.1%

Average gross rent

$931 -7%

Cincinnati: $1,001

Average HH income

$32,213 -38%

Cincinnati: $51,707

Poverty rate

42.5% +73%

Cincinnati: 24.5%

Renter share

75.4% +25%

Cincinnati: 60.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pill Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 4.3–6.3

Why Pill Hill scores 5.9

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

53% 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

75% 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

42.5% below poverty line · Range 3.7–10.0 across tracts

9.1

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–5.0 across tracts

2.2

Risk score comparison

Pill Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Pill Hill?

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 2 points from 4.3 to 6.3. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.8 4.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Pill Hill

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
39061006800	6.3	4,550	72%	$787
39061027000	6.2	3,418	43%	$901
39061006900	6.2	2,949	43%	$974
39061006600	6	1,875	64%	$791
39061003200	5.8	1,688	57%	$1,288
39061007000	4.3	2,388	33%	$1,051

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 59%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 78%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Pill Hill

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

11,755Total filings (sum)
13.36%Avg annual filing rate
20.7%Peak year (2008)
11.15%Latest filed (2018)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

3,196Total filings 2020-21
8.4Avg monthly observed
9.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×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 Pill Hill

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

27.6%Housing insecurity
24.1%Utility shutoff threat
37.2%Food insecurity
39.6%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
37.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Pill Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Pill Hill?

Pill Hill scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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.

How does Pill Hill compare to Cincinnati overall?

Pill Hill scores 2.5 points higher than Cincinnati overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $931 vs $1,001.

What is the average rent in Pill Hill?

Average gross rent in Pill Hill is $931/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Pill Hill residents are renters?

75% of Pill Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 16,868 residents.

Is Pill Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Pill Hill sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Pill Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Pill Hill is census tract 39061006800 (score 6.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 6.3, a spread of 2 points.

How safe is Pill Hill for landlords?

Pill Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Pill Hill?

Pill Hill has 16,707 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Pill Hill

4.9 Peebles Corner 8 tracts · pop 12,941 6.1 Uptown Cincinnati 4 tracts · pop 12,234 3.7 Paddock Hills 3 tracts · pop 11,177 4.8 Knowltons Corner 8 tracts · pop 21,954 5.7 Bethlehem 2 tracts · pop 4,537 5.7 Brewery District 2 tracts · pop 4,215

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Cincinnati

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pill Hill.

5.9 Brewery District 2 tracts · pop 4,215 6 Mount Auburn Historic District 1 tracts · pop 1,992 6.1 Uptown Cincinnati 4 tracts · pop 12,234 5.7 Bethlehem 2 tracts · pop 4,537 5.7 Brighton 4 tracts · pop 7,025 6.2 Winton Terrace 2 tracts · pop 9,442

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