1 census tracts · pop 4,702 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Downtown is a one-tract neighborhood of Bowling Green, OH, population 4,702. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Against a Bowling Green baseline of 33.1%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.3/10. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 91 eviction filings. At $785 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Bowling Green commands.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 2.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Bowling Green, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Bellard Business Center and Main Street Historic District score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $39,566.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.3/10 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
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs Bowling GreenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority30%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
91Total filings (sum)
2.17%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2012)
1.62%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 Downtown compare to Bowling Green overall?
Downtown scores 1.4 points higher than Bowling Green overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $785 vs $897.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $785/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
82% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Bowling Green). The neighborhood has 4,702 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 34th 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 Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Bowling Green as a whole (4.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 4,355 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.9%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
