Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Pill Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cincinnati
Tract 39061006800 · Hamilton County, OH · pop 4,550 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 39061006800 covers Pill Hill in Cincinnati, home to 4,550 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $787 a month while the average household earns $23,440 a year, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units2,186
Renter share78.6%
SVI overall1.00
Poverty rate49.0%
Median income$23,440
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
99
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cincinnati and the region
Centroid at 39.1524, -84.4948 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pill Hill scores 6.3
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
49.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$787 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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 Pill Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 100
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 3,074Total filings over 16 yrs
- 14.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.5%Peak (2002)
- 227Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,201Total filings 2020-21
- 15.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 13.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Cincinnati, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Pill Hill. 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.
- 33.3%Housing insecurity
- 30.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.5%Food insecurity
- 50.9%SNAP enrollment
- 23.3%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 22.7%Frequent mental distress
- 43.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pill Hill
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3,074 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 14.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.5% of renter households in 2002.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.13x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
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 39061006800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39061006800?
Census tract 39061006800 in the Pill Hill neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 39061006800?
Median gross rent is $787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39061006800?
49.0% of residents in tract 39061006800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,550.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39061006800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 100th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 99th, minority 92th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 39061006800 considered part of Pill Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39061006800 fall within Pill Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39061006800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,074 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 39061006800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.43% of renter households, peaking at 15.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39061006800 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39061006800 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.3% 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. 30.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39061006800 compare to Cincinnati overall?
Tract 39061006800 scores 6.3/10, 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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