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Neighborhood · Youngstown, OH

Elmwood Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 5,007 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 3.5–4.7

Elmwood Place is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Youngstown with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,007 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $799/month sits 10% higher than the Youngstown citywide average ($728).

Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Elmwood Place vs Youngstown How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.0% +8%
Youngstown: 34.3%
Average gross rent
$799 +10%
Youngstown: $728
Average HH income
$54,753 +58%
Youngstown: $34,746
Poverty rate
12.7% -65%
Youngstown: 36.2%
Renter share
30.9% -29%
Youngstown: 43.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Elmwood Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.5–4.7

Why Elmwood Place scores 4

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 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.4–5.4 across tracts
3.6
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 2.4–7.8 across tracts
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–5.0 across tracts
4.1
Tenant organizing strength
31% renter households · Range 4.0–8.6 across tracts
5.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–8.6 across tracts
6.4
Economic stress
12.7% below poverty line · Range 2.3–4.5 across tracts
3.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–6.0 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Elmwood Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Elmwood Place score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Elmwood Place: 4.04.0Elmwood PlaceNeighborhoodParent city: 3.23.2Parent cityhost cityState: 2.82.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Elmwood Place

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
39099801400 4.7 1,962 49% $970
39099811302 3.5 3,045 30% $689
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 69

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 89%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Elmwood Place

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 95Total filings (sum)
  • 7.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.3%Peak year (2016)
  • 7.29%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Elmwood Place

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

Frequently asked

About Elmwood Place

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Elmwood Place?

Elmwood Place scores 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 Elmwood Place compare to Youngstown overall?

Elmwood Place scores 0.8 points higher than Youngstown overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $799 vs $728.
Q3

What is the average rent in Elmwood Place?

Average gross rent in Elmwood Place is $799/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Elmwood Place residents are renters?

31% of Elmwood Place households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Youngstown). The neighborhood has 5,007 residents.
Q5

Is Elmwood Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Elmwood Place sits in the 69th 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

Which tracts in Elmwood Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Elmwood Place is census tract 39099801400 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.7, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Elmwood Place for landlords?

Elmwood Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Youngstown as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Elmwood Place?

Elmwood Place has 5,035 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Other / Multiracial (9.8%), Hispanic / Latino (4.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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