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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Willo Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Willowick

Tract 39085200400 · Lake County, OH · pop 3,577 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 39085200400 (the Willo Beach neighborhood of Willowick, Ohio) comes in at 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #49,209 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,003 a month against an average household income of $66,289 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 10% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,549
Renter share21.3%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$66,289

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Willo Beach
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Willowick
Very High
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 59 tracts In Lake County
Elevated
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#2,171 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Willowick and the region

Centroid at 41.6274, -81.4617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willo Beach scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Willowick
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,003 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Willowick
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Willowick
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Willowick
3.6

How Willo Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Willo Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 200400Willowick: 2.52.5Willowickparent cityCounty: 2.62.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 231Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 4.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.5%Peak (2002)
  • 9Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 390852004002002: 26 filings (7.52/100 renter HHs)2003: 10 filings (2.89/100 renter HHs)2004: 13 filings (3.76/100 renter HHs)2005: 21 filings (5.71/100 renter HHs)2008: 21 filings (5.71/100 renter HHs)2009: 26 filings (7.07/100 renter HHs)2010: 19 filings (5.29/100 renter HHs)2011: 15 filings (4.27/100 renter HHs)2012: 13 filings (3.70/100 renter HHs)2013: 14 filings (3.99/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (2.85/100 renter HHs)2015: 19 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2017: 9 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 65% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Willo Beach. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willo Beach

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Willowick, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 4.8 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 231 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 4.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.5% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 39085200400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39085200400?

Census tract 39085200400 in the Willo Beach neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 39085200400?

Median gross rent is $1,003/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39085200400?

7.7% of residents in tract 39085200400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,577.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39085200400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 39th, minority 16th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 39085200400 considered part of Willo Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39085200400 fall within Willo Beach (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39085200400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 231 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 39085200400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.52% of renter households, peaking at 7.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39085200400 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39085200400 compare to Willowick overall?

Tract 39085200400 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Willowick at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Willowick; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Willowick

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

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