Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Knolls West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049006352 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,533 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 39049006352 (the Knolls West area of Columbus, Ohio) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,252 a month while the average household earns $60,050 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 55%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,955
Renter share95.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$60,050
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0552, -83.0505 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knolls West scores 4.4
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
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,252 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Knolls West compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 620Total filings over 13 yrs
- 3.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2004)
- 36Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 604Total filings 2020-21
- 7.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.96×Ratio to 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.
- 9.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 19.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knolls West
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 2.96x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 620 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 3.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006352
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006352?
Census tract 39049006352 in the Knolls West neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 39049006352?
Median gross rent is $1,252/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006352?
13.8% of residents in tract 39049006352 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,533.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006352?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 1th, minority 58th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006352 considered part of Knolls West?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006352 fall within Knolls West (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006352?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 620 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006352 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.37% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006352 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.96× 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 39049006352 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006352 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006352 scores 4.4/10, 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.
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