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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Knolls West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 39049006351 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,083 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 39049006351 covers part of the Knolls West area of Columbus, OH, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,083 residents. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 32% Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,072
Renter share48.3%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$69,865

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Knolls West
Very High
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#117 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Moderate
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#126 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#881 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 40.0664, -83.0542 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knolls West scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,131 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Knolls West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Knolls West risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.1This tracttract 0063514.3Columbusparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 121Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 1.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.0%Peak (2007)
  • 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 39049006351
Filings dropped 50% over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 62Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.94×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Knolls West. 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 Knolls West

Cost burden runs 33% here against 41.6% across Franklin County. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8/10.

13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Court records carry 121 eviction filings across 13 observed years. At $1,131 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Columbus commands.

Against the Franklin County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. The worst year on record was 2007, when 2.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.3% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049006351

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006351?

Census tract 39049006351 in the Knolls West neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 39049006351?

Median gross rent is $1,131/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006351?

18.5% of residents in tract 39049006351 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,083.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006351?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 53th, minority 35th, housing 33th.
Q5

Is tract 39049006351 considered part of Knolls West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006351 fall within Knolls West (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006351?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 121 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006351 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.26% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 39049006351 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.94× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8

What share of households in tract 39049006351 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 39049006351 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39049006351 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 4.3/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

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

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