Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Uptown Cincinnati Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 39061002901 · Hamilton County, OH · pop 2,039 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Uptown Cincinnati neighborhood of Cincinnati for landlords? Census tract 39061002901 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 86% of US census tracts.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $880 monthly, set against $26,816 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units539
Renter share77.4%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate52.0%
Median income$26,816
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cincinnati and the region
Centroid at 39.1324, -84.5248 · click any tract to drill in
Why Uptown Cincinnati scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cincinnati
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
52.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$880 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cincinnati
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cincinnati
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cincinnati
4.5
How Uptown Cincinnati compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 188Total filings 2020-21
- 2.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 2.53×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Cincinnati, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Uptown Cincinnati. 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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.9%Food insecurity
- 24.8%SNAP enrollment
- 18.1%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 29.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Uptown Cincinnati
The score leans hardest on 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 Cincinnati eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hamilton County average of 5.6 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 2.53x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 39061002901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39061002901?
Census tract 39061002901 in the Uptown Cincinnati neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 39061002901?
Median gross rent is $880/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39061002901?
52.0% of residents in tract 39061002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,039.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39061002901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 1th, minority 41th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 39061002901 considered part of Uptown Cincinnati?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39061002901 fall within Uptown Cincinnati (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 39061002901 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.53× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39061002901 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39061002901 compare to Cincinnati overall?
Tract 39061002901 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Cincinnati at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cincinnati eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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