Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Barberton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39153510100 · Summit County, OH · pop 2,580 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
In the Downtown Barberton area of Barberton, census tract 39153510100 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $794 a month against an average household income of $38,531 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,131
Renter share70.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate22.8%
Median income$38,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Barberton and the region
Centroid at 41.0161, -81.6120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Barberton scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Barberton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
22.8% poverty · this tract
5.7
Supply constraint
$794 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Barberton
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Barberton
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Barberton
6.3
How Downtown Barberton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 8%Grade B
- 41%Grade C
- 20%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,793Total filings over 17 yrs
- 12.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.1%Peak (2003)
- 50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 65% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Barberton. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 16.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.4%Food insecurity
- 19.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 22.0%Frequent mental distress
- 37.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Barberton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Barberton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Summit County average of 5.2 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,793 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 12.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 39153510100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153510100?
Census tract 39153510100 in the Downtown Barberton neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39153510100?
Median gross rent is $794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153510100?
22.8% of residents in tract 39153510100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,580.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153510100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 73th, minority 24th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 39153510100 considered part of Downtown Barberton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153510100 fall within Downtown Barberton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153510100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,793 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153510100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.61% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153510100 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153510100 compare to Barberton overall?
Tract 39153510100 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Barberton at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Barberton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39153510100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 20% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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