Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Rocky Fork-Blacklick Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 39049010900 · Franklin County, OH · pop 4,886 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Rocky Fork-Blacklick neighborhood of Columbus anchors census tract 39049010900, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 49th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,481 a month against an average household income of $72,123 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units2,245
Renter share49.2%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$72,123
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 40.0708, -82.8817 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rocky Fork-Blacklick scores 3.4
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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,481 rent vs county FMR
5.2
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 Rocky Fork-Blacklick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 307Total filings 2020-21
- 4.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Columbus, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 21.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rocky Fork-Blacklick
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 about the same as 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.85x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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 39049010900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39049010900?
Census tract 39049010900 in the Rocky Fork-Blacklick neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 39049010900?
Median gross rent is $1,481/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39049010900?
3.6% of residents in tract 39049010900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,886.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39049010900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 36th, minority 57th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 39049010900 considered part of Rocky Fork-Blacklick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39049010900 fall within Rocky Fork-Blacklick (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39049010900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.85× 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 39049010900 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39049010900 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 39049010900 scores 3.4/10, 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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