2 census tracts · pop 8,021 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3.8–4.7
Sequoia Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Bowling Green, OH, population 8,021. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.3/10.
Court records for this tract carry 44 eviction filings. 35% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Food insecurity affects 7.7% of adults, 10.1 points below the national rate.
SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,009, 12% above the Bowling Green average of $897.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 9.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #6 of 6 neighborhoods in Bowling Green.
Only 18% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bellard Business Center and Main Street Historic District.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Sequoia Heights vs Bowling GreenHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority18%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sequoia Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
44Total filings (sum)
7.24%Avg annual filing rate
9.7%Peak year (2012)
4.83%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sequoia Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.4%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sequoia Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sequoia Heights?
Sequoia Heights scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Sequoia Heights compare to Bowling Green overall?
Sequoia Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Bowling Green overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,009 vs $897.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sequoia Heights?
Average gross rent in Sequoia Heights is $1,009/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sequoia Heights residents are renters?
18% of Sequoia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in Bowling Green). The neighborhood has 8,021 residents.
Q5
Is Sequoia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Sequoia Heights sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Sequoia Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sequoia Heights is census tract 39173021901 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.7, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Sequoia Heights for landlords?
Sequoia Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sequoia Heights?
Sequoia Heights has 8,367 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
