Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Fordson Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Hamilton

Tract 39017011005 · Butler County, OH · pop 6,584 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Fordson Heights neighborhood of Hamilton is where census tract 39017011005 sits, home to 6,584 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #67,324 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $125,380 a year. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 3% Owners 97%

Tract context

Occupied units2,672

Renter share2.9%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$125,380

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hamilton and the region

Centroid at 39.4149, -84.5198 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fordson Heights scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hamilton

4.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hamilton

5.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hamilton

8.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hamilton

6.4

How Fordson Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

29%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
7%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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%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.

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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.6%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
24.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fordson Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Hamilton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Butler County average of 5.5 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% 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 39017011005

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39017011005?

Census tract 39017011005 in the Fordson Heights neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39017011005?

2.6% of residents in tract 39017011005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,584.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39017011005?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 39th, minority 37th, housing 7th.

Is tract 39017011005 considered part of Fordson Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39017011005 fall within Fordson Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 39017011005 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39017011005 compare to Hamilton overall?

Tract 39017011005 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Hamilton at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hamilton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39017011005 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hamilton

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