Within parent city
26
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049007956 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,920 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Columbus
Here is how census tract 39049007956, in Columbus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,920. That is riskier than about 34% of US census tracts.
19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,563 a month while the average household earns $101,235 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$101,235
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0087, -83.1371 · click any tract to drill in
Why Columbus scores 3.7
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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,563 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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 Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 76Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.45×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
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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Columbus
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 3.45x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049007956
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007956?
Census tract 39049007956 in Columbus scores 3.7/10 (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 39049007956?
Median gross rent is $1,563/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007956?
14.6% of residents in tract 39049007956 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,920.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007956?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 45th, minority 31th, housing 2th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 39049007956 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.45× 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.
Q6
What share of households in tract 39049007956 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39049007956 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049007956 scores 3.7/10, 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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