Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Potter's Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049006392 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,491 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 39049006392 in the Potter's Creek neighborhood of Columbus ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,491 residents. That is riskier than roughly 16% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
9% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,411 a month against an average household income of $177,125 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share5.5%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$177,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.1023, -83.0452 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potter's Creek scores 2.3
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
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,411 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 Potter's Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 46%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%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)
- 26Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2007)
- 3Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 11Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-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.
- 4.2%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.5%Food insecurity
- 2.8%SNAP enrollment
- 3.2%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 11.8%Frequent mental distress
- 18.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potter's Creek
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 below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.92x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006392
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006392?
Census tract 39049006392 in the Potter's Creek neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (Lower 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 39049006392?
Median gross rent is $1,411/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006392?
2.3% of residents in tract 39049006392 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,491.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006392?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 46th, minority 12th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006392 considered part of Potter's Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006392 fall within Potter's Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006392?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 39049006392 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.59% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006392 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 39049006392 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.2% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006392 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006392 scores 2.3/10, lower 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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