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Eviction Risk in The Boulevards , Canton

3 census tracts · pop 10,880 · pop-weighted composite 6.5/10 · range 6.4–6.6

The Boulevards is a white-black neighborhood in Canton with 3 census tracts and a population of 10,880 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $852/month sits 0% higher than the Canton citywide median ($850).

Eviction Risk
6.5
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
48%
21% severely burdened
Median rent
$852
Median household income
$32,535
37.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

The Boulevards vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

The Boulevards score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0The Boulevards: 6.56.5The BoulevardsNeighborhoodParent city: 5.95.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · OH
West Park
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 9.4K
Peer · OH
Downtown Canton
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.3K
Peer · OH
Downtown Canton Arts District
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 9.7K
Peer · OH
Gibbs
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.9K
Comparison

The Boulevards vs Canton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.5 +10%
Canton: 5.9
Rent burden
48.3% +65%
Canton: 29.2%
Median gross rent
$852 +0%
Canton: $850
Median HH income
$32,535 -18%
Canton: $39,754
Poverty rate
37.4% +32%
Canton: 28.4%
Renter share
48.8% -5%
Canton: 51.3%
Where

Tract centroids in The Boulevards

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Black Neighborhood — 10,647 residents across all tracts in The Boulevards. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.8% White (non-Hispanic): 48.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 25.4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.1% Other / Multiracial: 14.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 48.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 25.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 14.4%
Census tracts

3 tracts in The Boulevards

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
39151700300 6.6 2,866 49% $1,022
39151701800 6.5 2,186 53% $561
39151700200 6.4 5,828 46% $877
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 92%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in The Boulevards

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3,273Total filings (sum)
  • 10.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.1%Peak year (2018)
  • 9.54%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Boulevards

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About The Boulevards

What is the eviction-risk score for The Boulevards?

The Boulevards scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does The Boulevards compare to Canton overall?

The Boulevards scores 0.6 points higher than Canton overall (5.9/10). Rent burden: 48% vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $852 vs $850.

What is the median rent in The Boulevards?

Median gross rent in The Boulevards is $852/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of The Boulevards residents are renters?

49% of The Boulevards households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Canton). The neighborhood has 10,880 residents.

Is The Boulevards a high social-vulnerability area?

The Boulevards sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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