Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Wooster Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39169000300 · Wayne County, OH · pop 2,404
In Wooster, census tract 39169000300 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #55,211 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $882 a month while the average household earns $83,529 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,086
Renter share52.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$83,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wooster and the region
Centroid at 40.8215, -81.9277 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wooster scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wooster
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$882 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wooster
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wooster
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wooster
4.8
How Wooster compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 207Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2005)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 77% 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.7%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wooster
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Wooster eviction risk, 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 in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 207 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.6% of renter households in 2005.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39169000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39169000300?
Census tract 39169000300 in Wooster scores 2.6/10 (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 39169000300?
Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39169000300?
6.4% of residents in tract 39169000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,404.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39169000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 45th, minority 26th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39169000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 207 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39169000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.67% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39169000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39169000300 compare to Wooster overall?
Tract 39169000300 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Wooster at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wooster eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wooster
Top eight tracts in Wooster ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OH
39169000600
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Wooster Public Square Historic District
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000500
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000700
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39169000800
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Wooster Public Square Historic District
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Wooster Public Square Historic District
2.3
/ 10 · Low
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Wooster
2.5 / 10
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Wayne County
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Wooster Public Square Historic District
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