Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Fairmount Circle Eviction Risk: Lower , University Heights
Tract 39035187106 · Cuyahoga County, OH · pop 4,387 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 39035187106 sits in the Fairmount Circle area of University Heights, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,425 a month against an average household income of $71,368 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,270
Renter share38.4%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$71,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across University Heights and the region
Centroid at 41.4939, -81.5223 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairmount Circle scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from University Heights
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,425 rent vs county FMR
6.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from University Heights
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University Heights
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from University Heights
6.3
How Fairmount Circle compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 19%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 12%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 0%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)
- 321Total filings over 12 yrs
- 5.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.9%Peak (2011)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fairmount Circle. 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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairmount Circle
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 University Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 321 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.9% of renter households in 2011.
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 39035187106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39035187106?
Census tract 39035187106 in the Fairmount Circle neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39035187106?
Median gross rent is $1,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39035187106?
11.3% of residents in tract 39035187106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,387.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39035187106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 10th, minority 28th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 39035187106 considered part of Fairmount Circle?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39035187106 fall within Fairmount Circle (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39035187106?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 321 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39035187106 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.71% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39035187106 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39035187106 compare to University Heights overall?
Tract 39035187106 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of University Heights at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39035187106 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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 University Heights
Top eight tracts in University Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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