Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
North Linden Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049007722 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,262 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 39049007722 sits in the North Linden neighborhood of Columbus eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $890 a month against an average household income of $53,469 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,579
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate19.1%
Median income$53,469
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0462, -82.9656 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Linden scores 4.9
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
19.1% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$890 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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 North Linden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 1,399Total filings over 13 yrs
- 18.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.6%Peak (2004)
- 83Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 712Total filings 2020-21
- 9.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.34×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 North Linden. 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
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.3%Food insecurity
- 20.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.1%Transit barriers
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Linden
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.5/10. 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 Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.34x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 89th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007722
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007722?
Census tract 39049007722 in the North Linden neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 39049007722?
Median gross rent is $890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007722?
19.1% of residents in tract 39049007722 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,262.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007722?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 96th, minority 67th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007722 considered part of North Linden?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007722 fall within North Linden (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007722?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,399 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007722 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.58% of renter households, peaking at 24.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007722 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.34× 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 39049007722 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049007722 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007722 scores 4.9/10, 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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