1 census tracts · pop 7,811 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Oak Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Kent, OH, population 7,811. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Kent rate of 38.4%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 31% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 298 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 5.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $930, 6% below the Kent average of $991.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Kent, it ranks #6 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, University Manor and Southwest Kent score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Hills vs KentHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
298Total filings (sum)
3.45%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2003)
2.37%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Hills?
Oak Hills scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Oak Hills compare to Kent overall?
Oak Hills scores 0.1 points lower than Kent overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $930 vs $991.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Hills?
Average gross rent in Oak Hills is $930/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Hills residents are renters?
37% of Oak Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Kent). The neighborhood has 7,811 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Hills sits in the 59th 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 Oak Hills for landlords?
Oak Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Hills?
Oak Hills has 7,182 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
