Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Levassor Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Covington

Tract 21117060900 · Kenton County, KY · pop 2,687 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

21117060900 is a census tract in the Levassor Park area of Covington, KY. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,687 residents. 40% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 28% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units874

Renter share66.4%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate36.3%

Median income$42,879

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Covington and the region

Centroid at 39.0699, -84.5047 · click any tract to drill in

Why Levassor Park scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Covington

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Kentucky legislature & governorship

2.1

Economic stress

36.3% poverty · this tract

9.1

Supply constraint

$924 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Covington

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Covington

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Covington

4.0

How Levassor Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

99%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

1%Grade A
17%Grade B
52%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Levassor Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Levassor Park

Against Kenton County at 37.9%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is economic stress at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.7/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

It sits 1.4 points above the Kenton County average of 3.8. Average gross rent is $924, 8% below the Covington average. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

On the national scale it lands near the 65th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the KY average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 21117060900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 21117060900?

Census tract 21117060900 in the Levassor Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 21117060900?

Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 21117060900?

36.3% of residents in tract 21117060900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,687.

How socially vulnerable is tract 21117060900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 84th, minority 61th, housing 86th.

Is tract 21117060900 considered part of Levassor Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 21117060900 fall within Levassor Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 21117060900 compare to Covington overall?

Tract 21117060900 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Covington at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Covington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 21117060900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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Highest-risk tracts in Covington

Top eight tracts in Covington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.