Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
West Main Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Norwalk
Tract 39077915700 · Huron County, OH · pop 4,245 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Tract 39077915700 covers the West Main Street Historic District area of Norwalk in Ohio. Home to 4,245 residents, it scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 31st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $768 a month against an average household income of $59,893 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,667
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$59,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norwalk and the region
Centroid at 41.2373, -82.6425 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Main Street Historic District scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norwalk
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$768 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norwalk
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norwalk
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norwalk
5.3
How West Main Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 69Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2015)
- 31Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Main Street Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 10.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Main Street Historic District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Norwalk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Huron County average of 4.7 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 69 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39077915700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39077915700?
Census tract 39077915700 in the West Main Street Historic District neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 39077915700?
Median gross rent is $768/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39077915700?
8.3% of residents in tract 39077915700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,245.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39077915700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 40th, minority 27th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 39077915700 considered part of West Main Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39077915700 fall within West Main Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39077915700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 39077915700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.85% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39077915700 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39077915700 compare to Norwalk overall?
Tract 39077915700 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Norwalk at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwalk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Norwalk
Top eight tracts in Norwalk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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