Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
Maize-Morse Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049007730 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,307 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 39049007730 covers part of the Maize-Morse area of Columbus, OH, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,307. 46% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,352
Renter share30.9%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$66,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0574, -82.9892 · click any tract to drill in
Why Maize-Morse scores 5.3
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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 Maize-Morse compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%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)
- 438Total filings over 13 yrs
- 9.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.1%Peak (2008)
- 18Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 163Total filings 2020-21
- 2.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.23×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
Within Maize-Morse. 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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.4%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Maize-Morse
Cost burden runs 54% here against 41.6% across Franklin County. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.7/10. At $974 a month, rents run 25% under what the rest of Columbus commands. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records carry 438 eviction filings across 13 observed years. Against the Franklin County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
Filings peaked in 2008 at 24.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 9.1% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 18% of average household income of $66,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007730
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007730?
Census tract 39049007730 in the Maize-Morse neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 39049007730?
Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007730?
20.1% of residents in tract 39049007730 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,307.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007730?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 80th, minority 69th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 39049007730 considered part of Maize-Morse?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007730 fall within Maize-Morse (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049007730?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 438 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049007730 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.10% of renter households, peaking at 24.1% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007730 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.23× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049007730 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049007730 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007730 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 4.3/10. 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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