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East High Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Springfield

Tract 39023000300 · Clark County, OH · pop 1,265 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 39023000300 in the East High Street Historic District area of Springfield ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,265 residents. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $707 a month against an average household income of $24,583 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 19% Owners 40%

Tract context

Occupied units613

Renter share59.7%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate47.2%

Median income$24,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 39.9156, -83.8033 · click any tract to drill in

Why East High Street Historic District scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Springfield

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.8

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

47.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$707 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Springfield

5.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Springfield

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Springfield

7.0

How East High Street Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

97%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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
3%Grade B
79%Grade C
1%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.

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)

296Total filings over 6 yrs
13.94%Avg annual filing rate
15.5%Peak (2003)
50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2003 to 2018

Filings dropped 18% over the past 6 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East High Street Historic District. 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.

26.0%Housing insecurity
21.8%Utility-shutoff threat
38.7%Food insecurity
41.6%SNAP enrollment
19.3%Transit barriers
16.4%No health insurance
25.4%Frequent mental distress
46.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East High Street Historic District

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clark County average of 5.3 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 296 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 13.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.5% of renter households in 2003.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39023000300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39023000300?

Census tract 39023000300 in the East High Street Historic District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 39023000300?

Median gross rent is $707/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39023000300?

47.2% of residents in tract 39023000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,265.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39023000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 87th, minority 55th, housing 59th.

Is tract 39023000300 considered part of East High Street Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39023000300 fall within East High Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39023000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 296 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 39023000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.94% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39023000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.0% 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. 21.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39023000300 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 39023000300 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 39023000300 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. 1% 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 Springfield

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

Eviction Lab tract-level court records (2000-2018) and Eviction Tracking System, Princeton University. Open Data Commons Attribution license. evictionlab.org