5 census tracts · pop 18,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.1–5.4
Linden Heights takes in 5 census tracts of Dayton, OH, population 18,576. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 31.7% citywide, putting Linden Heights 12.3% over its own city.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.1 to 5.4, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 3,956 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 11.6% of renter households.
That places it #12 of 13 neighborhoods in Dayton. Judgments average 5.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Central Avenue Historic District and East Second Street Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $910, close to the Dayton average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $49,117.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Linden Heights vs DaytonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%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 Linden Heights
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,956Total filings (sum)
7.01%Avg annual filing rate
11.6%Peak year (2018)
7.59%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Linden Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
34.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Linden Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Linden Heights?
Linden Heights scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Linden Heights compare to Dayton overall?
Linden Heights scores 1.0 points higher than Dayton overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $910 vs $918.
Q3
What is the average rent in Linden Heights?
Average gross rent in Linden Heights is $910/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Linden Heights residents are renters?
34% of Linden Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Dayton). The neighborhood has 18,576 residents.
Q5
Is Linden Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Linden Heights 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
Which tracts in Linden Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Linden Heights is census tract 39113002500 (score 5.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5.4, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Linden Heights for landlords?
Linden Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dayton as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Linden Heights?
Linden Heights has 18,395 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.1%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
