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Eviction Risk in Chapel Hill , Akron

1 census tracts · pop 4,198 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.8–5.8

Chapel Hill is a diverse neighborhood in Akron with 1 census tract and a population of 4,198 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 54% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $895/month sits 6% lower than the Akron citywide median ($955).

Eviction Risk
5.8
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
54%
26% severely burdened
Median rent
$895
Median household income
$37,739
28.6% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Chapel Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Chapel Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Chapel Hill: 5.85.8Chapel HillNeighborhoodParent city: 4.34.3Parent 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
Downtown Barberton
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Peer · OH
Pinebrooke
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.5K
Peer · OH
Rolling Acres
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 8.0K
Peer · OH
SoDo District
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 3.3K
Comparison

Chapel Hill vs Akron

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.8 +35%
Akron: 4.3
Rent burden
53.5% +69%
Akron: 31.7%
Median gross rent
$895 -6%
Akron: $955
Median HH income
$37,739 -22%
Akron: $48,544
Poverty rate
28.6% +25%
Akron: 22.9%
Renter share
71.4% +45%
Akron: 49.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Chapel Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Diverse Neighborhood — 3,938 residents across all tracts in Chapel Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.7% White (non-Hispanic): 44.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 15.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 16.6% Other / Multiracial: 14.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 44.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 15.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 16.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 14.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Chapel Hill

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
39153502102 5.8 4,198 54% $895
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 87%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 43%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Chapel Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,173Total filings (sum)
  • 5.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak year (2013)
  • 3.48%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chapel Hill

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

Frequently asked

About Chapel Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Chapel Hill?

Chapel Hill scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Chapel Hill compare to Akron overall?

Chapel Hill scores 1.5 points higher than Akron overall (4.3/10). Rent burden: 54% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $895 vs $955.

What is the median rent in Chapel Hill?

Median gross rent in Chapel Hill is $895/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Chapel Hill residents are renters?

71% of Chapel Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Akron). The neighborhood has 4,198 residents.

Is Chapel Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Chapel Hill sits in the 80th 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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