Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
South East Columbus Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39049010204 · Franklin County, OH · pop 6,128 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
In the South East Columbus neighborhood of Columbus, census tract 39049010204 scores 4.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 31% of US census tracts.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,215 monthly, set against $65,889 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units3,024
Renter share65.4%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$65,889
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Low
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 39.8989, -82.8132 · click any tract to drill in
Why South East Columbus scores 4.2
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
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,215 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 South East Columbus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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)
- 1,712Total filings 2020-21
- 22.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 14.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.56×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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.3%Food insecurity
- 16.8%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 9.3%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South East Columbus
The score leans hardest on 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 below the Franklin County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.56x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39049010204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049010204?
Census tract 39049010204 in the South East Columbus neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 39049010204?
Median gross rent is $1,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049010204?
12.8% of residents in tract 39049010204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,128.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049010204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 51th, minority 75th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 39049010204 considered part of South East Columbus?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049010204 fall within South East Columbus (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049010204 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.56× 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 39049010204 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049010204 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049010204 scores 4.2/10, 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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