Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Lawndale Eviction Risk: Lower , Akron
Tract 39153510200 · Summit County, OH · pop 3,923 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 39153510200 covers the Lawndale area of Akron, home to 3,923 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
24% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $815 a month against an average household income of $59,806 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$59,806
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0315, -81.5914 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lawndale scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Akron
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$815 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Akron
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Akron
8.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Akron
6.3
How Lawndale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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
- 76%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 469Total filings over 17 yrs
- 7.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.4%Peak (2008)
- 33Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lawndale. 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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lawndale
The heaviest input here 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 Akron eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Summit County average of 5.2 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 469 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.4% of renter households in 2008.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39153510200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153510200?
Census tract 39153510200 in the Lawndale neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 39153510200?
Median gross rent is $815/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153510200?
9.7% of residents in tract 39153510200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,923.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153510200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 65th, minority 21th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 39153510200 considered part of Lawndale?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153510200 fall within Lawndale (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153510200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 469 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153510200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.14% of renter households, peaking at 12.4% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153510200 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153510200 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153510200 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Akron at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Akron eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39153510200 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. 0% 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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