3 census tracts · pop 13,866 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.9–5.4
Thomastown takes in 3 census tracts of Akron, OH and houses 13,866 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 16.3% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
SNAP participation is 27.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Against a Akron baseline of 31.7%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Filings are well documented here: 3,697 across 3 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 21.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.0% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 35 mapped neighborhoods of Akron, it ranks #22 by risk, the middle third. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $930, close to the Akron average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $46,900.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Thomastown vs AkronHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Thomastown
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,697Total filings (sum)
8.44%Avg annual filing rate
21.2%Peak year (2017)
7.13%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Thomastown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.5%Housing insecurity
16.2%Utility shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
27.0%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
38.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Thomastown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Thomastown?
Thomastown scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Thomastown compare to Akron overall?
Thomastown scores 1.2 points higher than Akron overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $930 vs $955.
Q3
What is the average rent in Thomastown?
Average gross rent in Thomastown is $930/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Thomastown residents are renters?
41% of Thomastown households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Akron). The neighborhood has 13,866 residents.
Q5
Is Thomastown a high social-vulnerability area?
Thomastown sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Thomastown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Thomastown is census tract 39153503300 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.4, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Thomastown for landlords?
Thomastown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Akron as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Thomastown?
Thomastown has 13,242 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.1%), Other / Multiracial (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
