Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Far East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39049009252 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,335 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 39049009252 runs through the Far East Columbus neighborhood of Columbus. With 3,335 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #33,742 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,074 a month against an average household income of $41,412 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 96% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 62%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units1,890
Renter share95.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate27.7%
Median income$41,412
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.9834, -82.8549 · click any tract to drill in
Why Far East Columbus scores 5.8
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
27.7% poverty · this tract
6.9
Supply constraint
$1,074 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 East Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 551Total filings 2020-21
- 7.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 9.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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 East 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.
- 20.5%Housing insecurity
- 16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.9%Food insecurity
- 22.7%SNAP enrollment
- 13.5%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Far East Columbus
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049009252
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009252?
Census tract 39049009252 in the Far East Columbus neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 39049009252?
Median gross rent is $1,074/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009252?
27.7% of residents in tract 39049009252 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,335.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009252?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 44th, minority 85th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 39049009252 considered part of Far East Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049009252 fall within Far East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049009252 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.79× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049009252 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.5% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049009252 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049009252 scores 5.8/10, 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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