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Census Tract · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Richfield Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39153532502 · Summit County, OH · pop 3,206 · 44% of tract blocks fall in Richfield

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 39153532502 (Richfield, Ohio) comes in at 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $955 monthly, set against $79,766 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 5% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,533
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$79,766

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Richfield
Very High
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#98 of 138 tracts In Summit County
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#2,485 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
National
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#69,776 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Richfield and the region

Centroid at 41.2228, -81.6320 · click any tract to drill in

Why Richfield scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richfield
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$955 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richfield
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richfield
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richfield
2.7

How Richfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Richfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.32.3This tracttract 532502Richfield: 2.22.2Richfieldparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

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)

  • 52Total filings over 16 yrs
  • 2.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.7%Peak (2005)
  • 2Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 391535325022002: 1 filings (0.85/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (0.85/100 renter HHs)2004: 2 filings (1.71/100 renter HHs)2005: 6 filings (5.66/100 renter HHs)2006: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 3 filings (2.83/100 renter HHs)2008: 2 filings (1.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (0.94/100 renter HHs)2010: 6 filings (4.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (4.63/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (1.85/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2015: 6 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)2016: 2 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)2017: 4 filings (3.64/100 renter HHs)2018: 2 filings (1.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Richfield

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.4/10. 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 Richfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Summit County average of 5.2 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 52 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2005.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 39153532502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153532502?

Census tract 39153532502 in Richfield scores 2.3/10 (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 39153532502?

Median gross rent is $955/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39153532502?

4.7% of residents in tract 39153532502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,206.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39153532502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 14th, minority 17th, housing 22th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153532502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 39153532502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.95% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39153532502 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39153532502 compare to Richfield overall?

Tract 39153532502 scores 2.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Richfield at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Richfield

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

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