Riverside Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cleveland
Tract 39035123800 ·
Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 2,452 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 39035123800 covers Riverside Park in Cleveland, home to 2,452 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #10,004 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $453 monthly, set against $26,047 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%Stable renters 36%Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units924
Renter share70.2%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate60.5%
Median income$26,047
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 8 tracts In Riverside Park
Very High
Within parent city
87th percentile
#22 of 159 tracts In Cleveland
High
Within county
96th percentile
#19 of 427 tracts In Cuyahoga County
Very High
Within state
99th percentile
#21 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cleveland and the region
Centroid at 41.4267, -81.8224 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside Park scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
60.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$453 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Riverside Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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
8%Grade B
76%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.
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)
975Total filings over 12 yrs
15.40%Avg annual filing rate
28.4%Peak (2005)
43Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 to 2016
Filings dropped 59% over the past 12 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
38Total filings 2020-21
0.5Avg monthly (observed)
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.14×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
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 Riverside Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
32.8%Housing insecurity
28.1%Utility-shutoff threat
46.3%Food insecurity
48.9%SNAP enrollment
23.3%Transit barriers
19.9%No health insurance
24.1%Frequent mental distress
45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside Park
What moves this score most 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 975 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 15.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.4% of renter households in 2005.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 39035123800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035123800?
Census tract 39035123800 in the Riverside Park neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 39035123800?
Median gross rent is $453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035123800?
60.5% of residents in tract 39035123800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,452.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035123800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 98th, minority 84th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 39035123800 considered part of Riverside Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035123800 fall within Riverside Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035123800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 975 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035123800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.40% of renter households, peaking at 28.4% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39035123800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.14× 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 39035123800 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.8% 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. 28.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39035123800 compare to Cleveland overall?
Tract 39035123800 scores 6.2/10, 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 39035123800 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 Cleveland
Top eight tracts in Cleveland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.