2 census tracts · pop 10,731 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–3.9
East Mentor spans 2 census tracts of Mentor, OH and houses 10,731 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. At $425 a month, rents sit 66% under what the rest of Mentor commands.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.9/10.
Court records carry 457 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. 11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 22% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Mentor rate of 26.6%.
Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 6.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 42.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #2 of 6 neighborhoods in Mentor. Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
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
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
East Mentor vs MentorHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Mentor
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
457Total filings (sum)
12.07%Avg annual filing rate
42.1%Peak year (2011)
1.44%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Mentor
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.7%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
27.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Mentor
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Mentor?
East Mentor scores 3.4/10 (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 East Mentor compare to Mentor overall?
East Mentor scores 0.1 points higher than Mentor overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $425 vs $1,239.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Mentor?
Average gross rent in East Mentor eviction risk is $425/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Mentor residents are renters?
13% of East Mentor households are renter-occupied (vs 15% in Mentor). The neighborhood has 10,731 residents.
Q5
Is East Mentor a high social-vulnerability area?
East Mentor sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 East Mentor have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in East Mentor is census tract 39085206500 (score 3.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.9, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is East Mentor for landlords?
East Mentor eviction risk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Mentor as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of East Mentor?
East Mentor has 10,612 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.6%), Other / Multiracial (7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
