Within neighborhood
86
th percentile
High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Knowltons Corner Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cincinnati
Tract 39061008502 · Hamilton County, OH · pop 2,503 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 39061008502 sits in the Knowltons Corner area of Cincinnati eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $533 a month against an average household income of $12,610 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 64%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 5%
Tract context
Occupied units901
Renter share95.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate88.0%
Median income$12,610
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cincinnati and the region
Centroid at 39.1583, -84.5590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knowltons Corner scores 6.1
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
88.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$533 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Knowltons Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 2,301Total filings over 16 yrs
- 20.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.2%Peak (2005)
- 137Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% over the past 16 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 417Total filings 2020-21
- 5.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.81×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 Knowltons Corner. 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.
- 56.8%Housing insecurity
- 53.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 75.3%Food insecurity
- 83.3%SNAP enrollment
- 46.2%Transit barriers
- 23.9%No health insurance
- 36.1%Frequent mental distress
- 54.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knowltons Corner
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 2,301 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 20.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 38.2% of renter households in 2005.
In CDC survey modeling, about 56.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 53.4% 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 39061008502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39061008502?
Census tract 39061008502 in the Knowltons Corner neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 39061008502?
Median gross rent is $533/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39061008502?
88.0% of residents in tract 39061008502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,503.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39061008502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 76th, minority 94th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 39061008502 considered part of Knowltons Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39061008502 fall within Knowltons Corner (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39061008502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,301 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 39061008502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.54% of renter households, peaking at 38.2% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 39061008502 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.81× 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 39061008502 struggle to pay rent?
About 56.8% 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. 53.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 39061008502 compare to Cincinnati overall?
Tract 39061008502 scores 6.1/10, 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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