Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Northeast Columbus Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 39049007553 · Franklin County, OH · pop 6,778 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 39049007553 runs through the Northeast Columbus neighborhood of Columbus. With 6,778 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #17,107 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,275 monthly, set against $43,732 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units2,362
Renter share89.1%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate32.3%
Median income$43,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0269, -82.9149 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northeast Columbus scores 6
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
32.3% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,275 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Northeast Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 89%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,325Total filings 2020-21
- 17.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 10.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 29.0%Housing insecurity
- 23.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.1%Food insecurity
- 38.3%SNAP enrollment
- 20.3%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 23.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northeast Columbus
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.1/10. 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 39049007553
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007553?
Census tract 39049007553 in the Northeast Columbus neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 39049007553?
Median gross rent is $1,275/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007553?
32.3% of residents in tract 39049007553 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,778.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007553?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 58th, minority 89th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007553 considered part of Northeast Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007553 fall within Northeast Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007553 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.62× 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.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049007553 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.0% 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. 23.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049007553 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007553 scores 6/10, 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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