Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Gardner Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Euclid
Tract 39035152501 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 4,052 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 39035152501 covers Gardner Heights in Euclid, home to 4,052 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,089 a month against an average household income of $55,000 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,664
Renter share43.9%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate23.6%
Median income$55,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
80
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Euclid and the region
Centroid at 41.5899, -81.5340 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gardner Heights scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Euclid
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
23.6% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,089 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Euclid
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Euclid
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Euclid
7.1
How Gardner Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%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
- 56%Grade C
- 33%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)
- 326Total filings over 12 yrs
- 6.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.3%Peak (2016)
- 54Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 315% over the past 12 months.
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.
- 22.1%Housing insecurity
- 17.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.5%Food insecurity
- 27.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.2%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gardner Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Euclid 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.
Part of this tract, about 33% 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 326 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 6.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2016.
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 39035152501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035152501?
Census tract 39035152501 in the Gardner Heights neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39035152501?
Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035152501?
23.6% of residents in tract 39035152501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035152501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 30th, minority 81th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 39035152501 considered part of Gardner Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035152501 fall within Gardner Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035152501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 326 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035152501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39035152501 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.1% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39035152501 compare to Euclid overall?
Tract 39035152501 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Euclid at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Euclid eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39035152501 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. 33% 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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