2 census tracts · pop 5,313 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Downtown Elyria spans 2 census tracts of Elyria, OH and houses 5,313 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Elyria rate of 27.9%.
38% 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. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 46.0% of adults, 28.2 points above the national rate. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $25,268 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
At $676 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Elyria commands. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 247 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 8.4% of renter households. That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in Elyria. Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Elyria vs ElyriaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Elyria
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
247Total filings (sum)
5.16%Avg annual filing rate
8.4%Peak year (2018)
8.35%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown Elyria
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.1%Housing insecurity
25.7%Utility shutoff threat
43.6%Food insecurity
47.7%SNAP enrollment
19.5%No health insurance
52.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown Elyria
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Elyria?
Downtown Elyria scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Downtown Elyria compare to Elyria overall?
Downtown Elyria scores 1.4 points higher than Elyria overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $676 vs $906.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Elyria?
Average gross rent in Downtown Elyria eviction risk is $676/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Elyria residents are renters?
84% of Downtown Elyria households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Elyria). The neighborhood has 5,313 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Elyria a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Elyria sits in the 95th 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 Downtown Elyria have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Elyria is census tract 39093097600 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Elyria for landlords?
Downtown Elyria eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Elyria as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Elyria?
Downtown Elyria has 4,862 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Hispanic / Latino (23.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
