Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
SoDo District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Akron
Tract 39153501900 · Summit County, OH · pop 2,382 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
For landlords sizing up SoDo District in Akron, census tract 39153501900 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #24,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $636 a month against an average household income of $16,393 a year, roughly 47% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units1,172
Renter share80.6%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate51.7%
Median income$16,393
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0657, -81.5327 · click any tract to drill in
Why SoDo District scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Akron
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
51.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$636 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Akron
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Akron
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Akron
4.0
How SoDo District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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
- 0%Grade B
- 84%Grade C
- 12%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)
- 761Total filings over 17 yrs
- 5.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2006)
- 29Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 36% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within SoDo District. 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.
- 30.8%Housing insecurity
- 26.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.0%Food insecurity
- 49.3%SNAP enrollment
- 22.2%Transit barriers
- 14.4%No health insurance
- 22.5%Frequent mental distress
- 49.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in SoDo District
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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 Black and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 761 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39153501900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153501900?
Census tract 39153501900 in the SoDo District neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 39153501900?
Median gross rent is $636/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153501900?
51.7% of residents in tract 39153501900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,382.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153501900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 99th, minority 85th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 39153501900 considered part of SoDo District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153501900 fall within SoDo District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153501900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 761 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153501900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.25% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153501900 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.8% 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. 26.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153501900 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153501900 scores 5.9/10, higher than 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 39153501900 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. 12% 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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Top eight tracts in Akron ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
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