Pikewood Manor Eviction Risk: Moderate , Elyria

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. It sits 1.3 points above the Lorain County average of 4.1.

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.4/10. Cost burden runs roughly one in three here against 40.1% across Lorain County.

The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Food insecurity runs 27.4% against 17.8% nationally. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Court records carry 635 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Average gross rent is $1,022, 13% above the Elyria average.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2006, when 15.3% of renter households were served.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.