Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
French Quarter Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049006943 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,862 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 39049006943 in the French Quarter area of Columbus, OH reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,862 residents. 24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,965
Renter share30.3%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$48,631
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0942, -82.9793 · click any tract to drill in
Why French Quarter 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
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$965 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 French Quarter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 941Total filings over 13 yrs
- 13.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.3%Peak (2005)
- 30Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 320Total filings 2020-21
- 4.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within French Quarter. 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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.5%Food insecurity
- 21.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 10.5%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in French Quarter
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 53% here against 41.6% across Franklin County. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.
At $965 a month, rents run 25% under what the rest of Columbus commands. 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.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 941 filings here across 13 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 14.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2005, when 24.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 14.0% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049006943
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049006943?
Census tract 39049006943 in the French Quarter 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 39049006943?
Median gross rent is $965/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049006943?
22.3% of residents in tract 39049006943 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,862.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049006943?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 93th, minority 70th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 39049006943 considered part of French Quarter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049006943 fall within French Quarter (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049006943?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 941 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049006943 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.96% of renter households, peaking at 24.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049006943 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049006943 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049006943 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049006943 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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