Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Forest Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus
Tract 39049006933 · Franklin County, OH · pop 6,405 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
For landlords sizing up Forest Park in Columbus, census tract 39049006933 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $971 monthly, set against $40,161 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 47%
Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units2,193
Renter share84.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate33.7%
Median income$40,161
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0634, -82.9653 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forest Park 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
33.7% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$971 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 4,409Total filings over 13 yrs
- 20.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.4%Peak (2002)
- 218Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,460Total filings 2020-21
- 19.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 20.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. 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.
- 30.1%Housing insecurity
- 23.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.3%Food insecurity
- 41.3%SNAP enrollment
- 21.4%Transit barriers
- 18.7%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 39.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forest Park
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 4,409 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 20.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.4% of renter households in 2002.
In CDC survey modeling, about 30.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.4% 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 39049006933
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006933?
Census tract 39049006933 in the Forest Park 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 39049006933?
Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006933?
33.7% of residents in tract 39049006933 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,405.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006933?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 92th, minority 89th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006933 considered part of Forest Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006933 fall within Forest Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006933?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,409 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006933 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.01% of renter households, peaking at 21.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006933 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.95× 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 39049006933 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.1% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006933 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006933 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.
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