3 census tracts · pop 9,907 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.7–5.9
Pearl Village is a 3-tract neighborhood of Lorain, OH, population 9,907. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 32.5% citywide, putting Pearl Village 23.2% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. SNAP participation is 27.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 446 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 13.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 6.6% in 2018, is well off that peak. At $823 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Lorain commands.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Lorain, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
With little internal variation, 5.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Pearl Village vs LorainHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pearl Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
446Total filings (sum)
6.36%Avg annual filing rate
13.4%Peak year (2015)
6.42%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pearl Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.6%Housing insecurity
16.3%Utility shutoff threat
30.1%Food insecurity
27.8%SNAP enrollment
17.2%No health insurance
40.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pearl Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pearl Village?
Pearl Village scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Pearl Village compare to Lorain overall?
Pearl Village scores 1.4 points higher than Lorain overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $823 vs $887.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pearl Village?
Average gross rent in Pearl Village is $823/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pearl Village residents are renters?
45% of Pearl Village households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Lorain). The neighborhood has 9,907 residents.
Q5
Is Pearl Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Pearl Village sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Pearl Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pearl Village is census tract 39093097500 (score 5.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.9, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Pearl Village for landlords?
Pearl Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lorain as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pearl Village?
Pearl Village has 9,884 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.1%), Hispanic / Latino (30.8%), Other / Multiracial (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
