Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Far West Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 39049008172 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,722 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Tract 39049008172 sits in the Far West Columbus area of Columbus eviction risk, OH, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.6/10. It is home to 5,722 residents. 29% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Franklin County average of 41.6%.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 45%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units2,646
Renter share63.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$90,088
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.9693, -83.1406 · click any tract to drill in
Why Far West Columbus scores 3.6
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
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,341 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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)
- 528Total filings 2020-21
- 6.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.14×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 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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.4%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 9.7%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Far West Columbus
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.4/10.
It sits 0.8 points below the Franklin County average of 4.4. On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $90,088, annual rent is just 18%.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,341, close to the Columbus average.
64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049008172
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049008172?
Census tract 39049008172 in the Far West Columbus neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 39049008172?
Median gross rent is $1,341/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049008172?
10.0% of residents in tract 39049008172 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,722.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049008172?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 15th, minority 51th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 39049008172 considered part of Far West Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049008172 fall within Far West Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049008172 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.14× 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 39049008172 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049008172 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049008172 scores 3.6/10, lower 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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