Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Westown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cleveland
Tract 39035102300 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,140 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Westown area of Cleveland, census tract 39035102300 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $809 a month against an average household income of $36,071 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units748
Renter share64.0%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate30.1%
Median income$36,071
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cleveland and the region
Centroid at 41.4621, -81.7512 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westown scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cleveland
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
30.1% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$809 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cleveland
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cleveland
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cleveland
5.0
How Westown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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
- 90%Grade C
- 9%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)
- 687Total filings over 12 yrs
- 13.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.9%Peak (2007)
- 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 12 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 175Total filings 2020-21
- 2.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.57×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Cleveland, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westown. 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.
- 27.9%Housing insecurity
- 20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.6%Food insecurity
- 35.2%SNAP enrollment
- 18.8%Transit barriers
- 21.8%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 41.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westown
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.5/10. 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 Cleveland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.57x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
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 39035102300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035102300?
Census tract 39035102300 in the Westown neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39035102300?
Median gross rent is $809/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035102300?
30.1% of residents in tract 39035102300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,140.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035102300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 98th, minority 79th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 39035102300 considered part of Westown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035102300 fall within Westown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035102300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 687 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035102300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.46% of renter households, peaking at 16.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39035102300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.57× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cleveland eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39035102300 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.9% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39035102300 compare to Cleveland overall?
Tract 39035102300 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Cleveland at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cleveland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 39035102300 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. 9% 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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