Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally
French Quarter Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 39049009900 · Franklin County, OH · pop 1,969 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.3/10, tract 39049009900 in the French Quarter area of Columbus, OH reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. 100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units1,014
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$36,404
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.1006, -82.9891 · click any tract to drill in
Why French Quarter scores 5.3
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
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$958 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 French Quarter compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 1,511Total filings over 13 yrs
- 13.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.2%Peak (2004)
- 106Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 585Total filings 2020-21
- 7.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 7.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.97×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 French Quarter. 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.
- 24.4%Housing insecurity
- 18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.4%Food insecurity
- 27.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 14.6%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in French Quarter
56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Franklin County average of 41.6%. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.6/10. At $958 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Columbus commands. Food insecurity runs 30.4% against 17.8% nationally.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8/10. SNAP participation runs 27.1% against 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 1,511 eviction filings across 13 observed years. Against the Franklin County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Filings peaked in 2004 at 20.2% of renter households.
In a typical year about 14.0% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049009900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049009900?
Census tract 39049009900 in the French Quarter neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 39049009900?
Median gross rent is $958/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049009900?
13.3% of residents in tract 39049009900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,969.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049009900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 51th, minority 85th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 39049009900 considered part of French Quarter?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049009900 fall within French Quarter (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39049009900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,511 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 39049009900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.96% of renter households, peaking at 20.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39049009900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.97× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Columbus eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39049009900 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.4% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39049009900 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049009900 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 4.3/10. 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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