Within parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Gahanna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049007492 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,985 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Gahanna
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 39049007492 in Gahanna ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,985 residents. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,439 monthly, set against $110,439 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,650
Renter share33.8%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$110,439
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gahanna and the region
Centroid at 40.0367, -82.8799 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gahanna scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gahanna
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,439 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gahanna
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gahanna
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gahanna
4.5
How Gahanna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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)
- 431Total filings over 13 yrs
- 4.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.9%Peak (2009)
- 34Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 89% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 241Total filings 2020-21
- 3.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.19×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
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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 23.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gahanna
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.6/10. 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 Gahanna 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 431 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2009.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.19x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007492
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007492?
Census tract 39049007492 in Gahanna scores 2.1/10 (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 39049007492?
Median gross rent is $1,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007492?
9.1% of residents in tract 39049007492 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,985.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007492?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 31th, minority 43th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007492?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 431 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007492 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.35% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007492 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.19× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049007492 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049007492 compare to Gahanna overall?
Tract 39049007492 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Gahanna at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gahanna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gahanna
Top eight tracts in Gahanna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · OH
39049007425
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049007427
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049007305
2.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049007424
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
39049007426
2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · OH
Easton
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049007394
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
Tract · OH
39049007306
1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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