Census Tract · Ranked #52,322 of 84,120 nationally

Independence Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39035156101 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 1,497

Eviction risk in Independence centers on tract 39035156101, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,497 residents. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,619 a month against an average household income of $147,353 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 10% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units578

Renter share12.6%

SVI overall0.01

Poverty rate1.6%

Median income$147,353

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Independence and the region

Centroid at 41.4001, -81.6417 · click any tract to drill in

Why Independence scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Independence

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.7

State political climate

Ohio legislature & governorship

2.4

Economic stress

1.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,619 rent vs county FMR

8.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Independence

1.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Independence

2.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Independence

1.9

How Independence compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

2%Socioeconomic
16%Household composition
4%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

14Total filings over 9 yrs
3.01%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak (2004)
2Filings in 2015 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2004 to 2016

Filings dropped 100% over the past 12 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

5.9%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
13.2%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Independence

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.4/10. 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 Independence, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Cuyahoga County average of 5.8 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2004.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39035156101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035156101?

Census tract 39035156101 in Independence scores 3.9/10 (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 average rent in tract 39035156101?

Median gross rent is $1,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 39035156101?

1.6% of residents in tract 39035156101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,497.

How socially vulnerable is tract 39035156101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 16th, minority 4th, housing 5th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035156101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 39035156101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.01% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 39035156101 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 39035156101 compare to Independence overall?

Tract 39035156101 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Independence at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Independence; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Independence

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