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Temple Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Akron

Tract 39153507502 · Summit County, OH · pop 4,575 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 39153507502 covers Temple Square in Akron, home to 4,575 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,001 monthly, set against $41,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 29% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,504

Renter share57.0%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate28.6%

Median income$41,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Akron and the region

Centroid at 41.1078, -81.5172 · click any tract to drill in

Why Temple Square scores 5.7

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

28.6% poverty · this tract

7.2

Supply constraint

$1,001 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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 Temple Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

94%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

7%Grade A
48%Grade B
33%Grade C
11%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.

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.

25.3%Housing insecurity
19.2%Utility-shutoff threat
34.8%Food insecurity
32.9%SNAP enrollment
16.9%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
40.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Temple Square

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Black and White and ranks around the 90th 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.

Part of this tract, about 11% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39153507502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153507502?

Census tract 39153507502 in the Temple Square neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 39153507502?

Median gross rent is $1,001/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39153507502?

28.6% of residents in tract 39153507502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,575.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39153507502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 89th, minority 80th, housing 60th.

Is tract 39153507502 considered part of Temple Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153507502 fall within Temple Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 39153507502 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.3% 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. 19.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39153507502 compare to Akron overall?

Tract 39153507502 scores 5.7/10, 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.

Was tract 39153507502 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 11% 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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