1 census tracts · pop 6,598 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Eastway maps to a single census tract in Kent, OH and houses 6,598 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. 73% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Kent rate of 38.4%.
97% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Set annual rent against average household income of $29,778 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the high side is economic stress at 9.3/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. SNAP participation is 32.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
17.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 60 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 2.6% of renter households. That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Kent. Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Eastway vs KentHow 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 & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastway
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
60Total filings (sum)
1.08%Avg annual filing rate
2.6%Peak year (2017)
2.56%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastway
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
17.3%Utility shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
32.7%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
39.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastway?
Eastway scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Eastway compare to Kent overall?
Eastway scores 1.4 points higher than Kent overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $994 vs $991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastway?
Average gross rent in Eastway is $994/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastway residents are renters?
97% of Eastway households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Kent). The neighborhood has 6,598 residents.
Q5
Is Eastway a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastway sits in the 51st 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
How safe is Eastway for landlords?
Eastway carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kent as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Eastway?
Eastway has 6,719 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
