Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Far South Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39049008822 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,350 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.7/10 for census tract 39049008822 reflects conditions in the Far South Columbus neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It lands near the 64th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $778 a month while the average household earns $36,135 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,827
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$36,135
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.8864, -83.0056 · click any tract to drill in
Why Far South Columbus scores 5.4
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
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$778 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 South Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%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)
- 993Total filings over 13 yrs
- 10.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.8%Peak (2008)
- 74Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 19% over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 677Total filings 2020-21
- 8.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.54×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 South 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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.2%Food insecurity
- 23.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 12.6%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Far South Columbus
What moves this score most 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 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 993 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 10.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.8% of renter households in 2008.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049008822
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049008822?
Census tract 39049008822 in the Far South Columbus neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 39049008822?
Median gross rent is $778/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049008822?
20.5% of residents in tract 39049008822 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,350.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049008822?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 98th, minority 59th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 39049008822 considered part of Far South Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049008822 fall within Far South Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049008822?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 993 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049008822 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.75% of renter households, peaking at 14.8% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049008822 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.54× 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 39049008822 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049008822 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049008822 scores 5.4/10, 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.
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