Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
South Linden Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus
Tract 39049000730 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,366 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 39049000730, in South Linden in Columbus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,366. On the national scale it ranks #15,071 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $990 a month against an average household income of $33,974 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units1,348
Renter share65.6%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate49.4%
Median income$33,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0051, -82.9737 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Linden scores 6.1
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
49.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$990 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 South Linden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 58%Grade B
- 42%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)
- 1,926Total filings over 13 yrs
- 23.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.7%Peak (2002)
- 162Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 711Total filings 2020-21
- 9.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 11.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.81×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.
- 37.6%Housing insecurity
- 33.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 52.1%Food insecurity
- 55.9%SNAP enrollment
- 26.9%Transit barriers
- 18.0%No health insurance
- 25.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Linden
The score leans hardest on 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,926 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 23.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.7% of renter households in 2002.
In CDC survey modeling, about 37.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 33.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 39049000730
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049000730?
Census tract 39049000730 in the South Linden neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 39049000730?
Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049000730?
49.4% of residents in tract 39049000730 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,366.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049000730?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 82th, minority 92th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 39049000730 considered part of South Linden?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049000730 fall within South Linden (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049000730?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,926 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049000730 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.63% of renter households, peaking at 24.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049000730 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.81× 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 39049000730 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.6% 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. 33.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049000730 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049000730 scores 6.1/10, 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 39049000730 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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