6 census tracts · pop 26,345 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3–5.4
Walnut Hills is a 6-tract neighborhood of Dayton, OH, population 26,345. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Dayton rate of 31.7%.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10.
The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records carry 2,764 eviction filings across its 6 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,060, 15% above the Dayton average of $918.
Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 18.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #13 of 13 neighborhoods in Dayton.
Against average income of $87,182, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
6 tracts · population-weighted
Walnut Hills vs DaytonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Walnut Hills
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,764Total filings (sum)
4.09%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak year (2017)
3.35%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Walnut Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
28.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Walnut Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Walnut Hills?
Walnut Hills scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 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 Walnut Hills compare to Dayton overall?
Walnut Hills scores 0.3 points higher than Dayton overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,060 vs $918.
Q3
What is the average rent in Walnut Hills?
Average gross rent in Walnut Hills is $1,060/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Walnut Hills residents are renters?
43% of Walnut Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Dayton). The neighborhood has 26,345 residents.
Q5
Is Walnut Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Walnut Hills sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Walnut Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Walnut Hills is census tract 39113003201 (score 5.4/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Walnut Hills for landlords?
Walnut Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Walnut Hills?
Walnut Hills has 25,658 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.2%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
