Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Derby Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39129021401 · Pickaway County, OH · pop 3,250 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Derby
Tract 39129021401, home to 3,250 residents in Derby, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #36,975 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $816 monthly, set against $78,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,163
Renter share21.2%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$78,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Derby and the region
Centroid at 39.7590, -83.2044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Derby scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Derby
3.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$816 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Derby
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Derby
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Derby
9.0
How Derby compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 49Total filings over 4 yrs
- 7.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2011)
- 17Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 11.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Derby
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Derby, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Pickaway County average of 4.8 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 49 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39129021401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39129021401?
Census tract 39129021401 in Derby scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 39129021401?
Median gross rent is $816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39129021401?
10.3% of residents in tract 39129021401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,250.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39129021401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 71th, minority 2th, housing 48th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39129021401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 39129021401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.62% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39129021401 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39129021401 compare to Derby overall?
Tract 39129021401 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Derby at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Derby; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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