Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Northwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39087051401 ·
Lawrence County, OH · pop 5,494 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Census tract 39087051401 runs through the Northwood neighborhood of Lawrence. With 5,494 residents, it scores 4.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 18% of US census tracts.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $968 monthly, set against $71,540 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%Stable renters 15%Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,230
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$71,540
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Northwood
Moderate
Within county
18th percentile
#15 of 18 tracts In Lawrence County
Very Low
Within state
52th percentile
#1,513 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Moderate
National
43th percentile
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lawrence County and the region
Centroid at 38.4712, -82.3590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwood scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$968 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Northwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
21%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
5%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation
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.
9.5%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwood
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $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 set by Ohio eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lawrence County average of 4.6 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 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39087051401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39087051401?
Census tract 39087051401 in the Northwood 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 39087051401?
Median gross rent is $968/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39087051401?
14.0% of residents in tract 39087051401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,494.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39087051401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 86th, minority 5th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 39087051401 considered part of Northwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39087051401 fall within Northwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 39087051401 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.