Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
West Scioto Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049008242 · Franklin County, OH · pop 6,685 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 39049008242 reflects conditions in West Scioto in Columbus, Ohio. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,430 monthly, set against $82,311 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,894
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$82,311
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.9786, -83.0961 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Scioto scores 4.2
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
15.8% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,430 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 West Scioto compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 1,019Total filings over 13 yrs
- 9.62%Avg annual filing rate
- 16.8%Peak (2005)
- 54Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 46% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 689Total filings 2020-21
- 9.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.77×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 9.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Scioto
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 above 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.77x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049008242
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049008242?
Census tract 39049008242 in the West Scioto neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 39049008242?
Median gross rent is $1,430/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049008242?
15.8% of residents in tract 39049008242 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,685.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049008242?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 52th, minority 43th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 39049008242 considered part of West Scioto?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049008242 fall within West Scioto (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049008242?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,019 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049008242 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.62% of renter households, peaking at 16.8% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049008242 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.77× 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.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049008242 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049008242 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049008242 scores 4.2/10, 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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