Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Hamilton Quarter Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049007209 · Franklin County, OH · pop 9,182 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Hamilton Quarter neighborhood of Columbus is where census tract 39049007209 sits, home to 9,182 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,623 a month while the average household earns $98,678 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units4,431
Renter share59.9%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$98,678
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0674, -82.8541 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hamilton Quarter scores 2.8
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
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,623 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Hamilton Quarter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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)
- 258Total filings over 12 yrs
- 3.47%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2015)
- 55Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 817% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 892Total filings 2020-21
- 11.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 3.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.72×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 Hamilton 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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 18.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hamilton Quarter
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.72x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007209?
Census tract 39049007209 in the Hamilton Quarter neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 39049007209?
Median gross rent is $1,623/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007209?
2.2% of residents in tract 39049007209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 27th, minority 49th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007209 considered part of Hamilton Quarter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007209 fall within Hamilton Quarter (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007209?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 258 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 39049007209 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.47% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007209 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.72× 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 39049007209 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049007209 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007209 scores 2.8/10, 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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