Westwood Town Center Historic District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cincinnati
Tract 39061010002 ·
Hamilton County, OH · pop 6,485 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Here is how census tract 39061010002, in Westwood Town Center Historic District in Cincinnati eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 6,485. On the national scale it ranks #17,113 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $890 a month while the average household earns $30,827 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 74% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%Stable renters 42%Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,839
Renter share73.5%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate36.5%
Median income$30,827
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 7 tracts In Westwood Town Center Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
98th percentile
#3 of 110 tracts In Cincinnati
Very High
Within county
99th percentile
#3 of 226 tracts In Hamilton County
Very High
Within state
100th percentile
#7 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cincinnati and the region
Centroid at 39.1493, -84.5786 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Town Center Historic District scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cincinnati
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
36.5% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$890 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cincinnati
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cincinnati
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cincinnati
4.5
How Westwood Town Center Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
93%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,553Total filings over 16 yrs
22.68%Avg annual filing rate
32.8%Peak (2002)
363Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2002 to 2018
Filings dropped 41% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,225Total filings 2020-21
28.9Avg monthly (observed)
28.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Cincinnati, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westwood Town Center Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
30.1%Housing insecurity
24.1%Utility-shutoff threat
38.6%Food insecurity
39.3%SNAP enrollment
19.5%Transit barriers
14.0%No health insurance
22.9%Frequent mental distress
37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Town Center Historic District
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cincinnati eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hamilton County average of 5.6 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 39061010002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39061010002?
Census tract 39061010002 in the Westwood Town Center Historic District neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39061010002?
Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39061010002?
36.5% of residents in tract 39061010002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,485.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39061010002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 77th, minority 86th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 39061010002 considered part of Westwood Town Center Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39061010002 fall within Westwood Town Center Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39061010002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6,553 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 39061010002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.68% of renter households, peaking at 32.8% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39061010002 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39061010002 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 24.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39061010002 compare to Cincinnati overall?
Tract 39061010002 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Cincinnati at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cincinnati eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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