4 census tracts · pop 14,784 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.1–5.4
Eastern Heights takes in 4 census tracts of Elyria, OH, population 14,784. The Eviction Risk Score is 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Elyria baseline of 27.9%, 38% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.1 to 5.4, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,287 across 4 observed tracts.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 19.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.2% in 2018, is well off that peak.
That places it #7 of 7 neighborhoods in Elyria. Only 27% 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 closest comparables inside the same city are Washington Avenue Historic District and Gulf Road Heights. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $955, close to the Elyria average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Eastern Heights vs ElyriaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastern Heights
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,287Total filings (sum)
6.09%Avg annual filing rate
19.9%Peak year (2006)
5.21%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastern Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.3%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastern Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastern Heights?
Eastern Heights scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Eastern Heights compare to Elyria overall?
Eastern Heights scores 0.0 points higher than Elyria overall (4/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $955 vs $906.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastern Heights?
Average gross rent in Eastern Heights is $955/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastern Heights residents are renters?
27% of Eastern Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Elyria). The neighborhood has 14,784 residents.
Q5
Is Eastern Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastern Heights sits in the 36th 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 Eastern Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Eastern Heights is census tract 39093070700 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 5.4, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Eastern Heights for landlords?
Eastern Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Eastern Heights?
Eastern Heights has 14,835 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.9%), Hispanic / Latino (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
