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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Steubenville

Tract 39081001400 · Jefferson County, OH · pop 3,418 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 39081001400 sits in the Sunset Hills area of Steubenville, OH, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.5/10. Population here is 3,418. 24% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Jefferson County average of 39.7%.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 23% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,699
Renter share30.0%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$62,440

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sunset Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Steubenville
Moderate
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 22 tracts In Jefferson County
Elevated
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#1,831 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Steubenville and the region

Centroid at 40.3784, -80.6564 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Hills scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Steubenville
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$935 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Steubenville
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Steubenville
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Steubenville
7.4

How Sunset Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunset Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0014004.0Steubenvilleparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 21Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.3%Peak (2018)
  • 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunset Hills

What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2.4/10. At $935 a month, rents run 21% over what the rest of Steubenville commands. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.4/10.

Court records carry 21 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Filings peaked in 2018 at 2.3% of renter households.

In a typical year about 2.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 2.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $62,440, annual rent is just 18%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 39081001400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39081001400?

Census tract 39081001400 in the Sunset Hills neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 39081001400?

Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39081001400?

12.4% of residents in tract 39081001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,418.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39081001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 13th, minority 25th, housing 3th.
Q5

Is tract 39081001400 considered part of Sunset Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39081001400 fall within Sunset Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39081001400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 39081001400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.22% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39081001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39081001400 compare to Steubenville overall?

Tract 39081001400 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Steubenville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Steubenville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Steubenville

Top eight tracts in Steubenville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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