4 census tracts · pop 17,692 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.3–5.4
Brittain is a 4-tract neighborhood of Akron, OH and houses 17,692 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Akron rate of 31.7%. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.3 to 5.4, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 3,366 across 4 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 14.0% of renter households. That places it #27 of 35 neighborhoods in Akron. Judgments average 5.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Ellet and South Akron. Average gross rent runs $1,000, close to the Akron average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $55,514. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 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
4.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Brittain vs AkronHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brittain
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,366Total filings (sum)
8.46%Avg annual filing rate
14.0%Peak year (2018)
6.73%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brittain
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility shutoff threat
19.8%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
9.6%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brittain
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brittain?
Brittain scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Brittain compare to Akron overall?
Brittain scores 0.7 points higher than Akron overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,000 vs $955.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brittain?
Average gross rent in Brittain is $1,000/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brittain residents are renters?
42% of Brittain households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Akron). The neighborhood has 17,692 residents.
Q5
Is Brittain a high social-vulnerability area?
Brittain 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
Which tracts in Brittain have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brittain is census tract 39153502600 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.4, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Brittain for landlords?
Brittain carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Akron as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brittain?
Brittain has 17,007 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
