Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Helena Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39143961200 · Sandusky County, OH · pop 3,568 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Helena
Census tract 39143961200 covers Helena in Sandusky County, home to 3,568 residents. For landlords it grades 3.9/10, a lower reading. It lands near the 10th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $871 a month while the average household earns $88,194 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,407
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$88,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Helena and the region
Centroid at 41.2911, -83.2618 · click any tract to drill in
Why Helena scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Helena
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$871 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Helena
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Helena
3.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Helena
2.3
How Helena compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 12Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2015)
- 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Helena
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Helena, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sandusky County average of 4.6 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 39143961200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39143961200?
Census tract 39143961200 in Helena scores 2.4/10 (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 39143961200?
Median gross rent is $871/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39143961200?
7.8% of residents in tract 39143961200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39143961200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 36th, minority 18th, housing 44th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39143961200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 39143961200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.51% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39143961200 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39143961200 compare to Helena overall?
Tract 39143961200 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Helena at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Helena; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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