Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Cardinal District Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus
Tract 39049000720 · Franklin County, OH · pop 2,775 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
In the Cardinal District neighborhood of Columbus, census tract 39049000720 scores 6.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,113 a month against an average household income of $36,023 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,050
Renter share61.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate41.5%
Median income$36,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
93
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0051, -82.9867 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cardinal District scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbus
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
41.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,113 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
How Cardinal District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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
- 46%Grade C
- 18%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)
- 999Total filings over 13 yrs
- 16.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.0%Peak (2012)
- 91Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 60% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 494Total filings 2020-21
- 6.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.92×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 31.0%Housing insecurity
- 26.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.2%Food insecurity
- 44.5%SNAP enrollment
- 21.9%Transit barriers
- 17.2%No health insurance
- 24.0%Frequent mental distress
- 42.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cardinal District
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Franklin County average of 5.4 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.92x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 39049000720
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049000720?
Census tract 39049000720 in the Cardinal District neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 39049000720?
Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049000720?
41.5% of residents in tract 39049000720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,775.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049000720?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 93th, minority 85th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 39049000720 considered part of Cardinal District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049000720 fall within Cardinal District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049000720?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 999 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049000720 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.10% of renter households, peaking at 19.0% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049000720 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.92× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049000720 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.0% 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. 26.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049000720 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049000720 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q10
Was tract 39049000720 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. 18% 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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