Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
West Salem Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39169002200 · Wayne County, OH · pop 4,041 · 39% of tract blocks fall in West Salem
Tract 39169002200, home to 4,041 residents in West Salem, scores 4.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 28% of US census tracts.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $760 monthly, set against $81,583 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,489
Renter share10.9%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$81,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
National
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Salem and the region
Centroid at 40.9450, -82.0684 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Salem scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Salem
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$760 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Salem
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Salem
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Salem
6.9
How West Salem compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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)
- 167Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2013)
- 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 12 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 15.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Salem
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Salem, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 4.1 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 167 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39169002200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39169002200?
Census tract 39169002200 in West Salem scores 3.3/10 (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 39169002200?
Median gross rent is $760/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39169002200?
7.6% of residents in tract 39169002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39169002200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 86th, minority 3th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39169002200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 167 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39169002200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.60% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39169002200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39169002200 compare to West Salem overall?
Tract 39169002200 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of West Salem at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Salem; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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