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Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Sunbury Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39041011604 · Delaware County, OH · pop 9,497 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Sunbury

The Moderate-tier score of 4.4/10 for census tract 39041011604 reflects conditions in Sunbury, Ohio. That is riskier than about 20% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,650 monthly, set against $119,800 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 13% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units3,608
Renter share21.0%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$119,800

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Sunbury
Very Low
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#20 of 40 tracts In Delaware County
Moderate
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#2,979 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very Low
National
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#79,998 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sunbury and the region

Centroid at 40.2487, -82.9033 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunbury scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sunbury
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,650 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sunbury
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sunbury
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sunbury
3.5

How Sunbury compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunbury risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 011604Sunbury: 2.32.3Sunburyparent cityCounty: 1.81.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

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)

  • 191Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 9.85%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.5%Peak (2005)
  • 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390410116042002: 5 filings (3.42/100 renter HHs)2004: 21 filings (14.37/100 renter HHs)2005: 42 filings (23.45/100 renter HHs)2006: 21 filings (11.72/100 renter HHs)2008: 20 filings (11.17/100 renter HHs)2012: 24 filings (7.14/100 renter HHs)2014: 27 filings (8.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (5.36/100 renter HHs)2017: 13 filings (3.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 160% over the past 9 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunbury

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.4/10. 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 Sunbury, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Delaware County average of 4.5 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 191 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 9.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.5% of renter households in 2005.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 39041011604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39041011604?

Census tract 39041011604 in Sunbury scores 1.4/10 (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 39041011604?

Median gross rent is $1,650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39041011604?

4.5% of residents in tract 39041011604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,497.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39041011604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 31th, minority 19th, housing 26th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39041011604?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 191 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 39041011604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.85% of renter households, peaking at 23.5% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39041011604 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39041011604 compare to Sunbury overall?

Tract 39041011604 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Sunbury at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sunbury; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sunbury

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

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