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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Eastland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 39049009325 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,459 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 39049009325 covers the Eastland area of Columbus, home to 4,459 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #15,078 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 58% 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 $794 a month while the average household earns $23,207 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 36% Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units2,098
Renter share85.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate49.0%
Median income$23,207

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 7 tracts In Eastland
Very High
Within parent city
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 238 tracts In Columbus
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 328 tracts In Franklin County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 39.9270, -82.8816 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastland scores 6.3

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
49.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$794 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 Eastland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Eastland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 009325Columbus: 3.13.1Columbusparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3,299Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 15.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.6%Peak (2006)
  • 247Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390490093252002: 182 filings (9.92/100 renter HHs)2003: 231 filings (12.60/100 renter HHs)2004: 263 filings (14.34/100 renter HHs)2005: 281 filings (17.03/100 renter HHs)2006: 324 filings (19.64/100 renter HHs)2007: 297 filings (18.00/100 renter HHs)2008: 249 filings (15.09/100 renter HHs)2009: 290 filings (17.58/100 renter HHs)2010: 287 filings (15.69/100 renter HHs)2011: 244 filings (15.15/100 renter HHs)2012: 194 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 210 filings (13.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 247 filings (15.33/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 36% over the past 13 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,992Total filings 2020-21
  • 25.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 16.9Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.53×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-05-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 18 filings (1.06× baseline)2020-02-01: 15 filings (1.07× baseline)2020-03-01: 14 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 10 filings (0.65× baseline)2020-06-01: 4 filings (0.23× baseline)2020-07-01: 13 filings (0.62× baseline)2020-08-01: 30 filings (1.30× baseline)2020-09-01: 8 filings (0.33× baseline)2020-10-01: 47 filings (2.17× baseline)2020-11-01: 2 filings (0.12× baseline)2020-12-01: 46 filings (3.21× baseline)2021-01-01: 18 filings (1.06× baseline)2021-02-01: 14 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 64 filings (3.92× baseline)2021-04-01: 20 filings (1.25× baseline)2021-05-01: 18 filings (1.17× baseline)2021-06-01: 24 filings (1.38× baseline)2021-07-01: 33 filings (1.57× baseline)2021-08-01: 25 filings (1.09× baseline)2021-09-01: 39 filings (1.60× baseline)2021-10-01: 35 filings (1.62× baseline)2021-11-01: 32 filings (1.88× baseline)2021-12-01: 35 filings (2.44× baseline)2022-01-01: 23 filings (1.35× baseline)2022-02-01: 19 filings (1.36× baseline)2022-03-01: 20 filings (1.22× baseline)2022-04-01: 28 filings (1.75× baseline)2022-05-01: 25 filings (1.63× baseline)2022-06-01: 26 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-07-01: 11 filings (0.52× baseline)2022-08-01: 22 filings (0.96× baseline)2022-09-01: 6 filings (0.25× baseline)2022-10-01: 19 filings (0.88× baseline)2022-11-01: 46 filings (2.71× baseline)2022-12-01: 24 filings (1.67× baseline)2023-01-01: 17 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 41 filings (2.93× baseline)2023-03-01: 29 filings (1.78× baseline)2023-04-01: 15 filings (0.94× baseline)2023-05-01: 46 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 31 filings (1.79× baseline)2023-07-01: 20 filings (0.95× baseline)2023-08-01: 46 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 15 filings (0.62× baseline)2023-10-01: 37 filings (1.71× baseline)2023-11-01: 22 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-12-01: 30 filings (2.09× baseline)2024-01-01: 56 filings (3.29× baseline)2024-02-01: 45 filings (3.21× baseline)2024-03-01: 24 filings (1.47× baseline)2024-04-01: 39 filings (2.44× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2024-06-01: 29 filings (1.67× baseline)2024-07-01: 43 filings (2.05× baseline)2024-08-01: 22 filings (0.96× baseline)2024-09-01: 2 filings (0.08× baseline)2024-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 23 filings (1.35× baseline)2024-12-01: 36 filings (2.51× baseline)2025-01-01: 30 filings (1.76× baseline)2025-02-01: 23 filings (1.64× baseline)2025-03-01: 25 filings (1.53× baseline)2025-04-01: 33 filings (2.06× baseline)2025-05-01: 21 filings (1.37× baseline)2025-06-01: 20 filings (1.15× baseline)2025-07-01: 45 filings (2.14× baseline)2025-08-01: 25 filings (1.09× baseline)2025-09-01: 20 filings (0.82× baseline)2025-10-01: 33 filings (1.52× baseline)2025-11-01: 16 filings (0.94× baseline)2025-12-01: 41 filings (2.86× baseline)2026-01-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 41 filings (410.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 43 filings (430.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2026-05-01: 4 filings (40.00× 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 Eastland. 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 Eastland

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.53x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,299 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 15.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.6% of renter households in 2006.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 39049009325

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009325?

Census tract 39049009325 in the Eastland neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 39049009325?

Median gross rent is $794/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009325?

49.0% of residents in tract 39049009325 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,459.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009325?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 90th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 39049009325 considered part of Eastland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049009325 fall within Eastland (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049009325?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,299 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049009325 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.04% of renter households, peaking at 19.6% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 39049009325 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.53× 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 39049009325 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.0% 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. 28.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9

How does tract 39049009325 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 39049009325 scores 6.3/10, 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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