Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Forest Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049006932 · Franklin County, OH · pop 6,751 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 39049006932 sits in the Forest Park area of Columbus eviction risk, OH, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,586
Renter share36.1%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$53,992
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0730, -82.9637 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forest Park scores 5.7
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
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,109 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 Forest Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 1,100Total filings over 13 yrs
- 16.31%Avg annual filing rate
- 26.5%Peak (2009)
- 54Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 254Total filings 2020-21
- 3.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Forest Park. 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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.3%Food insecurity
- 21.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forest Park
Against Franklin County at 41.6%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8/10. Against the Franklin County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 1,100 evictions over 13 years of observation.
Average gross rent is $1,109, 14% below the Columbus average. Food insecurity runs 25.3% against 17.8% nationally.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2009, when 26.5% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 16.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006932
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006932?
Census tract 39049006932 in the Forest Park neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 39049006932?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006932?
19.9% of residents in tract 39049006932 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,751.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006932?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 92th, minority 75th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006932 considered part of Forest Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006932 fall within Forest Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006932?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,100 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006932 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.31% of renter households, peaking at 26.5% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006932 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.63× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049006932 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006932 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006932 scores 5.7/10, 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.
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