Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
South East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39049010201 · Franklin County, OH · pop 3,640 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 39049010201 covers part of the South East Columbus area of Columbus, OH, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,640. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,143
Renter share61.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate9.8%
Median income$54,762
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
37
th percentile
Low
Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.8840, -82.8487 · click any tract to drill in
Why South East Columbus scores 4.5
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
9.8% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,199 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 South East Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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)
- 761Total filings 2020-21
- 9.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.49×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 South 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.
- 13.3%Housing insecurity
- 9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.0%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South East Columbus
19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.9/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. 41% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Franklin County average of 4.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,199, close to the Columbus average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $54,762. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049010201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049010201?
Census tract 39049010201 in the South East Columbus neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 39049010201?
Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049010201?
9.8% of residents in tract 39049010201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,640.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049010201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 33th, minority 63th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 39049010201 considered part of South East Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049010201 fall within South East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049010201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.49× 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.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39049010201 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.3% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049010201 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049010201 scores 4.5/10, right in line with 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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