7 census tracts · pop 16,231 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–4.2
South Dayton spans 7 census tracts of Kettering, OH and houses 16,231 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.1/10, placing it in the Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Kettering rate of 27.5%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 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.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 282 eviction filings across its 7 observed tracts. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 14.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 5.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 10.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
7 tracts · population-weighted
South Dayton vs KetteringHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Dayton
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
282Total filings (sum)
2.57%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak year (2016)
2.42%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Dayton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.6%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
26.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Dayton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Dayton?
South Dayton scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 7 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 South Dayton compare to Kettering overall?
South Dayton scores 0.9 points lower than Kettering overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,109 vs $1,051.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Dayton?
Average gross rent in South Dayton eviction risk is $1,109/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Dayton residents are renters?
24% of South Dayton households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Kettering). The neighborhood has 16,231 residents.
Q5
Is South Dayton a high social-vulnerability area?
South Dayton sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Dayton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Dayton is census tract 39113020500 (score 4.2/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is South Dayton for landlords?
South Dayton eviction risk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kettering as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Dayton?
South Dayton has 15,790 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
