2 census tracts · pop 8,696 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.9–5.9
Roselawn is a 2-tract suburb of Cincinnati, OH, population 8,696. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Cincinnati rate of 30.1%.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 37.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. At $761 a month, rents sit 24% under what the rest of Cincinnati commands. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 4.9 to 5.9. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 3,150 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 16.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.5% in 2018, is well off that peak.
That places it #14 of 38 neighborhoods in Cincinnati. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Roselawn vs CincinnatiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Roselawn
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,150Total filings (sum)
9.21%Avg annual filing rate
16.6%Peak year (2013)
8.60%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,321Total filings 2020-21
9.0Avg monthly observed
9.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati, OH).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Roselawn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.8%Housing insecurity
22.7%Utility shutoff threat
36.2%Food insecurity
38.4%SNAP enrollment
12.3%No health insurance
39.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Roselawn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Roselawn?
Roselawn scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Roselawn compare to Cincinnati overall?
Roselawn scores 1.0 points higher than Cincinnati overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $761 vs $1,001.
Q3
What is the average rent in Roselawn?
Average gross rent in Roselawn is $761/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Roselawn residents are renters?
57% of Roselawn households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Cincinnati). The neighborhood has 8,696 residents.
Q5
Is Roselawn a high social-vulnerability area?
Roselawn sits in the 80th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Roselawn have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Roselawn is census tract 39061027100 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.9, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Roselawn for landlords?
Roselawn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Roselawn?
Roselawn has 8,457 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
