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Neighborhood · Toledo, OH

Ottawa Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,359 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3.7–3.7

Ottawa is a one-tract neighborhood of Toledo, OH, population 3,359. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.

At $1,138 a month, rents sit 26% over what the rest of Toledo commands. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 525 evictions logged in this tract.

Against a Toledo baseline of 28.4%, 24% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.8% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 5.8% in 2018 against a 7.8% peak. That places it #40 of 45 neighborhoods in Toledo. For a like-for-like read, Deveaux and Franklin Park score within a fraction of it.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $62,123. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ottawa vs Toledo How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
23.6% -17%
Toledo: 28.4%
Average gross rent
$1,138 +26%
Toledo: $901
Average HH income
$62,123 +31%
Toledo: $47,532
Poverty rate
11.2% -54%
Toledo: 24.5%
Renter share
47.7% +2%
Toledo: 46.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ottawa and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.7–3.7

Why Ottawa scores 3.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
24% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
11.2% below poverty line · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Risk score comparison

Ottawa vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ottawa score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.7OttawaNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.0Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Ottawa

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39095001303 3.7 3,359 24% $1,138
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 51

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 55%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ottawa

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 525Total filings (sum)
  • 6.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak year (2016)
  • 5.82%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ottawa

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Ottawa

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ottawa?

Ottawa scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Ottawa compare to Toledo overall?

Ottawa scores 0.3 points lower than Toledo overall (4/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,138 vs $901.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ottawa?

Average gross rent in Ottawa is $1,138/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ottawa residents are renters?

48% of Ottawa households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Toledo). The neighborhood has 3,359 residents.
Q5

Is Ottawa a high social-vulnerability area?

Ottawa sits in the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Ottawa for landlords?

Ottawa carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Toledo as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Ottawa?

Ottawa has 3,443 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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