Census Tract · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally

Kent Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 39133601703 · Portage County, OH · pop 3,376 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Kent

39133601703 is a census tract in Kent, OH. It scores 7.1/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 33% Owners 34%

Tract context

Occupied units1,766

Renter share65.9%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate20.0%

Median income$62,989

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kent and the region

Centroid at 41.1153, -81.3737 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kent scores 7.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kent

4.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

20.0% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$1,257 rent vs county FMR

6.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kent

8.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kent

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kent

8.8

How Kent compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

51%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

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
13.9%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
30.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kent

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. It sits 2.6 points above the Portage County average of 4.5. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.9/10.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.8/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

Average gross rent is $1,257, 27% above the Kent average. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against Portage County at 46.4%, 50% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #12,481 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10.

Statewide the OH average is 4.2, so this tract runs 2.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $62,989.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 39133601703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39133601703?

Census tract 39133601703 in Kent scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39133601703?

Median gross rent is $1,257/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39133601703?

20.0% of residents in tract 39133601703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,376.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39133601703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 5th, minority 25th, housing 24th.

What share of households in tract 39133601703 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.

How does tract 39133601703 compare to Kent overall?

Tract 39133601703 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Kent at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kent eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kent

Top eight tracts in Kent ranked by composite eviction-risk score.