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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Far West Columbus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39049008172 · Franklin County, OH · pop 5,722 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Far West Columbus area of Columbus is where census tract 39049008172 sits, home to 5,722 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,341 monthly, set against $90,088 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

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 neighborhood
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Far West Columbus
Low
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#177 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Low
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#191 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Moderate
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#1,513 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
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-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
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.
Far West Columbus risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 008172Columbus: 3.13.1Columbusparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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)

  • 528Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 3.14×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 5 filings (1.67× baseline)2020-02-01: 6 filings (6.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 5 filings (1.87× baseline)2020-08-01: 6 filings (4.51× baseline)2020-09-01: 3 filings (0.64× baseline)2020-10-01: 6 filings (2.58× baseline)2020-11-01: 6 filings (2.58× baseline)2020-12-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 6 filings (1.63× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 5 filings (2.50× baseline)2021-06-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2021-07-01: 4 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-08-01: 12 filings (9.02× baseline)2021-09-01: 4 filings (0.86× baseline)2021-10-01: 4 filings (1.72× baseline)2021-11-01: 7 filings (3.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 9 filings (4.50× baseline)2022-01-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 4 filings (1.09× baseline)2022-04-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 12 filings (6.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 9 filings (4.50× baseline)2022-07-01: 7 filings (2.62× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (5.26× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2022-11-01: 12 filings (5.15× baseline)2022-12-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 7 filings (2.33× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 11 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 12 filings (12.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 9 filings (4.50× baseline)2023-06-01: 7 filings (3.50× baseline)2023-07-01: 11 filings (4.12× baseline)2023-08-01: 10 filings (7.52× baseline)2023-09-01: 11 filings (2.36× baseline)2023-10-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2023-11-01: 10 filings (4.29× baseline)2023-12-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 13 filings (4.33× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (7.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 5 filings (1.36× baseline)2024-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (2.50× baseline)2024-06-01: 12 filings (6.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 5 filings (1.87× baseline)2024-08-01: 7 filings (5.26× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (0.43× baseline)2024-11-01: 6 filings (2.58× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (4.50× baseline)2025-01-01: 15 filings (5.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 14 filings (14.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 13 filings (3.54× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 10 filings (5.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 11 filings (4.12× baseline)2025-08-01: 5 filings (3.76× baseline)2025-09-01: 18 filings (3.85× baseline)2025-10-01: 10 filings (4.29× baseline)2025-11-01: 8 filings (3.43× baseline)2025-12-01: 12 filings (6.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Columbus

The score leans hardest on 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 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 3.14x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

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, 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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