Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
McKelvey Plat Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sandusky
Tract 39043041300 · Erie County, OH · pop 3,594 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 39043041300 sits in the McKelvey Plat neighborhood of Sandusky, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #17,101 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $872 a month while the average household earns $43,292 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,529
Renter share48.5%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$43,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sandusky and the region
Centroid at 41.4348, -82.6871 · click any tract to drill in
Why McKelvey Plat scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sandusky
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$872 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sandusky
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sandusky
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sandusky
7.1
How McKelvey Plat compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
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)
- 708Total filings over 7 yrs
- 14.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.6%Peak (2016)
- 82Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within McKelvey Plat. 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.
- 17.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.0%Food insecurity
- 22.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in McKelvey Plat
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Sandusky, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Erie County average of 5.2 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 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 708 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.6% 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 39043041300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39043041300?
Census tract 39043041300 in the McKelvey Plat neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 39043041300?
Median gross rent is $872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39043041300?
22.5% of residents in tract 39043041300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,594.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39043041300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 91th, minority 56th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 39043041300 considered part of McKelvey Plat?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39043041300 fall within McKelvey Plat (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39043041300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 708 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 39043041300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.63% of renter households, peaking at 17.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39043041300 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39043041300 compare to Sandusky overall?
Tract 39043041300 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Sandusky at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sandusky; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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