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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Far West Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 39049007966 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,834 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Far West Columbus neighborhood of Columbus centers on tract 39049007966, which scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 5,834 residents. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,279 a month against an average household income of $83,730 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 26% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,041
Renter share50.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$83,730

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Far West Columbus
High
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#160 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Low
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#165 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Moderate
Within state
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#1,265 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.9870, -83.1473 · click any tract to drill in

Why Far West Columbus scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,279 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Far West Columbus compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Far West Columbus risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 007966Columbus: 3.13.1Columbusparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 664Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.27×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 11 filings (1.38× baseline)2020-02-01: 6 filings (0.95× baseline)2020-03-01: 6 filings (0.82× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (0.21× baseline)2020-07-01: 6 filings (0.69× baseline)2020-08-01: 8 filings (0.96× baseline)2020-09-01: 11 filings (1.27× baseline)2020-10-01: 15 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (0.50× baseline)2020-12-01: 9 filings (1.69× baseline)2021-01-01: 7 filings (0.88× baseline)2021-02-01: 5 filings (0.79× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (0.27× baseline)2021-04-01: 4 filings (0.46× baseline)2021-05-01: 6 filings (1.20× baseline)2021-06-01: 6 filings (1.28× baseline)2021-07-01: 11 filings (1.27× baseline)2021-08-01: 7 filings (0.84× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (0.35× baseline)2021-10-01: 13 filings (1.30× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (0.33× baseline)2021-12-01: 12 filings (2.25× baseline)2022-01-01: 10 filings (1.25× baseline)2022-02-01: 10 filings (1.58× baseline)2022-03-01: 9 filings (1.23× baseline)2022-04-01: 11 filings (1.27× baseline)2022-05-01: 5 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 11 filings (2.36× baseline)2022-07-01: 15 filings (1.73× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (0.72× baseline)2022-09-01: 12 filings (1.38× baseline)2022-10-01: 12 filings (1.20× baseline)2022-11-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2022-12-01: 12 filings (2.25× baseline)2023-01-01: 6 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-02-01: 10 filings (1.58× baseline)2023-03-01: 5 filings (0.68× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (0.23× baseline)2023-05-01: 13 filings (2.60× baseline)2023-06-01: 15 filings (3.21× baseline)2023-07-01: 11 filings (1.27× baseline)2023-08-01: 10 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-09-01: 6 filings (0.69× baseline)2023-10-01: 13 filings (1.30× baseline)2023-11-01: 17 filings (2.83× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (0.94× baseline)2024-01-01: 8 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (1.11× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (0.41× baseline)2024-04-01: 6 filings (0.69× baseline)2024-05-01: 15 filings (3.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (1.07× baseline)2024-07-01: 4 filings (0.46× baseline)2024-08-01: 8 filings (0.96× baseline)2024-09-01: 3 filings (0.35× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-11-01: 5 filings (0.83× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (1.69× baseline)2025-01-01: 12 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-02-01: 7 filings (1.11× baseline)2025-03-01: 11 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-04-01: 13 filings (1.50× baseline)2025-05-01: 9 filings (1.80× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (1.28× baseline)2025-07-01: 30 filings (3.46× baseline)2025-08-01: 15 filings (1.80× baseline)2025-09-01: 19 filings (2.19× baseline)2025-10-01: 6 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-11-01: 12 filings (2.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 9 filings (1.69× baseline)2026-01-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× 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 Far West Columbus. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Columbus

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.27x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049007966

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049007966?

Census tract 39049007966 in the Far West Columbus neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 39049007966?

Median gross rent is $1,279/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049007966?

14.4% of residents in tract 39049007966 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,834.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049007966?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 61th, minority 58th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 39049007966 considered part of Far West Columbus?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049007966 fall within Far West Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 39049007966 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.27× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39049007966 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39049007966 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39049007966 scores 4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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