Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
College Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cincinnati
Tract 39061008201 · Hamilton County, OH · pop 4,191 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
39061008201 is a census tract in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, OH. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,191. 42% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,747
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate22.3%
Median income$54,384
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cincinnati and the region
Centroid at 39.2038, -84.5449 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Hill scores 5.9
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
22.3% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$900 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 College Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 54%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 1,489Total filings over 16 yrs
- 12.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.3%Peak (2005)
- 49Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 53% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 485Total filings 2020-21
- 6.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.96×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Cincinnati, OH as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within College 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.
- 19.9%Housing insecurity
- 16.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.3%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Hill
Cost burden runs 64% here against 42.5% across Hamilton County. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.3/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.
Against the Hamilton County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation runs 23.8% against 15.2% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,489 filings here across 16 tracked years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $900, 10% below the Cincinnati average. Filings peaked in 2005 at 14.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.7% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39061008201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39061008201?
Census tract 39061008201 in the College Hill neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 39061008201?
Median gross rent is $900/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39061008201?
22.3% of residents in tract 39061008201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,191.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39061008201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 54th, minority 79th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 39061008201 considered part of College Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39061008201 fall within College Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39061008201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,489 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 39061008201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.67% of renter households, peaking at 14.3% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39061008201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.96× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Cincinnati eviction risk, OH), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 39061008201 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.9% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39061008201 compare to Cincinnati overall?
Tract 39061008201 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Cincinnati at 4.5/10. 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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