Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049007533 · Franklin County, OH · pop 1,840 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 39049007533, home to 1,840 residents in the Walnut Creek area of Columbus, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,023 monthly, set against $42,245 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units682
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$42,245
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0433, -82.9404 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Creek scores 5.5
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
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,023 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Walnut Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 837Total filings over 13 yrs
- 24.08%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.5%Peak (2015)
- 95Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 157% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 275Total filings 2020-21
- 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.58×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 Walnut Creek. 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.
- 27.2%Housing insecurity
- 21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.8%Food insecurity
- 34.9%SNAP enrollment
- 18.1%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Creek
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.5/10. 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.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% 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 39049007533
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007533?
Census tract 39049007533 in the Walnut Creek neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 39049007533?
Median gross rent is $1,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007533?
25.9% of residents in tract 39049007533 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,840.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007533?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 93th, minority 87th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007533 considered part of Walnut Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007533 fall within Walnut Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007533?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 837 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007533 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.08% of renter households, peaking at 27.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007533 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.58× 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 39049007533 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.2% 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. 21.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049007533 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007533 scores 5.5/10, 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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