3 census tracts · pop 7,645 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 3–5.4
McDonald Heights spans 3 census tracts of Girard, OH, population 7,645. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.4, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10. 11% 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.
Filings are well documented here: 51 across 3 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 11.2% of renter households. Against a Girard baseline of 24.9%, 28% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Judgments average 3.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Tibbetts Corners and Breezewood Knoll. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $767, close to the Girard average. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
McDonald Heights vs GirardHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McDonald Heights
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
51Total filings (sum)
4.82%Avg annual filing rate
11.2%Peak year (2016)
4.82%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in McDonald Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
16.6%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
31.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McDonald Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McDonald Heights?
McDonald Heights scores 4.4/10 (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 McDonald Heights compare to Girard overall?
McDonald Heights scores 0.4 points higher than Girard overall (4/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $767 vs $769.
Q3
What is the average rent in McDonald Heights?
Average gross rent in McDonald Heights is $767/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McDonald Heights residents are renters?
32% of McDonald Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Girard). The neighborhood has 7,645 residents.
Q5
Is McDonald Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
McDonald Heights sits in the 38th 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
Which tracts in McDonald Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in McDonald Heights is census tract 39155932200 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is McDonald Heights for landlords?
McDonald Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Girard as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of McDonald Heights?
McDonald Heights has 7,608 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.2%), Other / Multiracial (6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
