1 census tracts · pop 3,496 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Valley Forge is a one-tract neighborhood of Stow, OH, population 3,496. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 47% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 25.9% citywide, putting Valley Forge 41.7% over its own city. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 175 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2007 at 6.6% of renter households. SNAP participation is 7.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 1.8% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Stow, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Partridge Highlands and Southwest Kent score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $111,172, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Valley Forge vs StowHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority8%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Valley Forge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
175Total filings (sum)
2.70%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak year (2007)
1.75%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Valley Forge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
28.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Valley Forge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Valley Forge?
Valley Forge scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Valley Forge compare to Stow overall?
Valley Forge scores 0.8 points lower than Stow overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,154 vs $1,212.
Q3
What is the average rent in Valley Forge?
Average gross rent in Valley Forge is $1,154/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Valley Forge residents are renters?
23% of Valley Forge households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Stow). The neighborhood has 3,496 residents.
Q5
Is Valley Forge a high social-vulnerability area?
Valley Forge sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Valley Forge for landlords?
Valley Forge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Stow as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Valley Forge?
Valley Forge has 3,399 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (93.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
