Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Marion
Tract 39101000900 · Marion County, OH · pop 4,231 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 39101000900 covers Downtown in Marion in Ohio. Home to 4,231 residents, it scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,653 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $878 a month against an average household income of $32,042 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,531
Renter share63.4%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate37.6%
Median income$32,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Marion and the region
Centroid at 40.6014, -83.1234 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Marion
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
37.6% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$878 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Marion
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Marion
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Marion
7.4
How Downtown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 602Total filings over 7 yrs
- 9.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.4%Peak (2015)
- 84Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 45% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 22.3%Housing insecurity
- 18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.3%Food insecurity
- 35.6%SNAP enrollment
- 16.6%Transit barriers
- 15.0%No health insurance
- 24.9%Frequent mental distress
- 45.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Marion eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Marion County average of 5.6 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 602 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 39101000900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39101000900?
Census tract 39101000900 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39101000900?
Median gross rent is $878/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39101000900?
37.6% of residents in tract 39101000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,231.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39101000900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 83th, minority 39th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 39101000900 considered part of Downtown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39101000900 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39101000900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 602 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 39101000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.58% of renter households, peaking at 11.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39101000900 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39101000900 compare to Marion overall?
Tract 39101000900 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Marion at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Marion eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Marion
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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