1 census tracts · pop 3,303 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Vassar Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Canton, OH and houses 3,303 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 29.2% citywide, putting Vassar Park 26.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.7/10.
The filing record is not thin: 1,975 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 29.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 10.9% in 2018, is well off that peak. That places it #7 of 11 neighborhoods in Canton.
For a like-for-like read, Upper Downtown Canton Historic District and Downtown Canton score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $830, close to the Canton average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Vassar Park vs CantonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Vassar Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,975Total filings (sum)
17.02%Avg annual filing rate
29.5%Peak year (2014)
10.86%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Vassar Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.9%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.2%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
33.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Vassar Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Vassar Park?
Vassar Park scores 5.7/10 (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 Vassar Park compare to Canton overall?
Vassar Park scores 1.3 points higher than Canton overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $830 vs $850.
Q3
What is the average rent in Vassar Park?
Average gross rent in Vassar Park is $830/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Vassar Park residents are renters?
58% of Vassar Park households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Canton). The neighborhood has 3,303 residents.
Q5
Is Vassar Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Vassar Park sits in the 83rd 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.
Q6
How safe is Vassar Park for landlords?
Vassar Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Vassar Park?
Vassar Park has 3,454 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.9%), Other / Multiracial (21.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
