1 census tracts · pop 1,613 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Tech Block is a one-tract neighborhood of Youngstown, OH and houses 1,613 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.9/10, Moderate tier. Against a Youngstown baseline of 34.3%, 10% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.8/10. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 36.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
22.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. Court records for this tract carry 259 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 10.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.2% in 2016 against a 10.0% peak. That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Youngstown. Average gross rent runs $698, close to the Youngstown average.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tech Block vs YoungstownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tech Block
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
259Total filings (sum)
8.48%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak year (2010)
7.20%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tech Block
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.9%Housing insecurity
22.8%Utility shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
36.9%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
41.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tech Block
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tech Block?
Tech Block scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 Tech Block compare to Youngstown overall?
Tech Block scores 1.4 points higher than Youngstown overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 10% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $698 vs $728.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tech Block?
Average gross rent in Tech Block is $698/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tech Block residents are renters?
42% of Tech Block households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Youngstown). The neighborhood has 1,613 residents.
Q5
Is Tech Block a high social-vulnerability area?
Tech Block sits in the 65th 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 Tech Block for landlords?
Tech Block carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Youngstown as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Tech Block?
Tech Block has 1,399 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.7%), Other / Multiracial (14.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
