Fourth Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
7 census tracts · pop 20,055 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4–5.4
Fourth Street Historic District takes in 7 census tracts of Massillon, OH, population 20,055. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Massillon rate of 27.5%.
Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 3,109 across 7 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 15.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 5.1% in 2018, is well off that peak. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $841, close to the Massillon average. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Fourth Street Historic District vs MassillonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fourth Street Historic District
Aggregated across 7 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,109Total filings (sum)
6.56%Avg annual filing rate
15.7%Peak year (2015)
5.02%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fourth Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fourth Street Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fourth Street Historic District?
Fourth Street Historic District scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 7 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 Fourth Street Historic District compare to Massillon overall?
Fourth Street Historic District scores 0.5 points higher than Massillon overall (4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $841 vs $862.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fourth Street Historic District?
Average gross rent in Fourth Street Historic District is $841/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fourth Street Historic District residents are renters?
39% of Fourth Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Massillon). The neighborhood has 20,055 residents.
Q5
Is Fourth Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Fourth Street Historic District sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fourth Street Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fourth Street Historic District is census tract 39151714200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.4, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Fourth Street Historic District for landlords?
Fourth Street Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Massillon as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fourth Street Historic District?
Fourth Street Historic District has 19,483 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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