1 census tracts · pop 5,266 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Avondale maps to a single census tract in Canton, OH, population 5,266. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10.
Cost burden runs 37% against 29.2% citywide, putting Avondale 8.2% over its own city. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. 17% 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 housing-court posture at 7.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 594 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $755, 11% below the Canton average of $850. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Canton, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Colonial Heights and Ridgewood Historic District. Against average income of $55,192, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale vs CantonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avondale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
594Total filings (sum)
4.65%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2003)
3.88%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avondale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
32.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avondale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale?
Avondale scores 5/10 (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 Avondale compare to Canton overall?
Avondale scores 0.6 points higher than Canton overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $755 vs $850.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale?
Average gross rent in Avondale is $755/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale residents are renters?
30% of Avondale households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Canton). The neighborhood has 5,266 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale sits in the 61st 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 Avondale for landlords?
Avondale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Canton as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Avondale?
Avondale has 5,260 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.4%), Other / Multiracial (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
