Neighborhood · Ranked #52,322 of 84,120 nationally

West Mentor Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39085203400 · Lake County, OH · pop 4,089 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 39085203400 sits in the West Mentor neighborhood of Mentor eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 3.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #75,613 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,518 monthly, set against $90,921 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 19% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,820

Renter share21.5%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$90,921

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mentor and the region

Centroid at 41.6653, -81.3291 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Mentor scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Mentor

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.3

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,518 rent vs county FMR

7.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mentor

4.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mentor

3.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mentor

4.0

How West Mentor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

22%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

158Total filings over 14 yrs
2.66%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak (2011)
5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 to 2017

Filings dropped 55% over the past 14 months.

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.

7.5%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Mentor

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.6/10. 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 Mentor eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lake County average of 4.8 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 158 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.6% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 39085203400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39085203400?

Census tract 39085203400 in the West Mentor neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39085203400?

Median gross rent is $1,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39085203400?

4.7% of residents in tract 39085203400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,089.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39085203400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 27th, minority 29th, housing 32th.

Is tract 39085203400 considered part of West Mentor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39085203400 fall within West Mentor (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39085203400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 158 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 39085203400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.66% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39085203400 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39085203400 compare to Mentor overall?

Tract 39085203400 scores 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Mentor at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mentor eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mentor

Top eight tracts in Mentor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.