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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Spicertown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Akron

Tract 39153508900 · Summit County, OH · pop 4,017 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 39153508900 in Spicertown in Akron ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,017 residents. On the national scale it ranks #17,139 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $921 monthly, set against $31,788 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 62% Stable renters 38% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,060
Renter share99.1%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate40.8%
Median income$31,788

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Spicertown
Moderate
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 61 tracts In Akron
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 138 tracts In Summit County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#159 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Akron and the region

Centroid at 41.0773, -81.5058 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spicertown scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
40.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$921 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Spicertown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Spicertown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 508900Akron: 3.43.4Akronparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 1,281Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 6.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.6%Peak (2005)
  • 42Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 391535089002002: 110 filings (6.16/100 renter HHs)2003: 104 filings (5.83/100 renter HHs)2004: 109 filings (6.11/100 renter HHs)2005: 150 filings (13.61/100 renter HHs)2006: 123 filings (11.16/100 renter HHs)2007: 107 filings (9.71/100 renter HHs)2008: 88 filings (7.99/100 renter HHs)2009: 55 filings (4.99/100 renter HHs)2010: 45 filings (3.94/100 renter HHs)2011: 40 filings (4.19/100 renter HHs)2012: 34 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2013: 47 filings (4.93/100 renter HHs)2014: 51 filings (5.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 45 filings (4.72/100 renter HHs)2016: 65 filings (7.20/100 renter HHs)2017: 66 filings (7.31/100 renter HHs)2018: 42 filings (4.65/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 62% over the past 17 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spicertown

The heaviest input here 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.

Part of this tract, about 20% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th 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.

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 39153508900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153508900?

Census tract 39153508900 in the Spicertown 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 39153508900?

Median gross rent is $921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39153508900?

40.8% of residents in tract 39153508900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,017.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39153508900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 3th, minority 58th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 39153508900 considered part of Spicertown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153508900 fall within Spicertown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153508900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,281 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153508900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.55% of renter households, peaking at 13.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39153508900 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.9% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39153508900 compare to Akron overall?

Tract 39153508900 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 39153508900 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Akron

Top eight tracts in Akron ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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