Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Birchwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mentor-on-the-Lake
Tract 39085202500 · Lake County, OH · pop 4,223 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 39085202500 sits in the Birchwood area of Mentor eviction risk-on-the-Lake, OH, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.5/10. It is home to 4,223 residents. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,258
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$60,195
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
62
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mentor-on-the-Lake and the region
Centroid at 41.7154, -81.3568 · click any tract to drill in
Why Birchwood scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mentor-on-the-Lake
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,005 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mentor-on-the-Lake
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mentor-on-the-Lake
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mentor-on-the-Lake
4.1
How Birchwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%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)
- 1,378Total filings over 14 yrs
- 9.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.1%Peak (2005)
- 42Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 62% over the past 14 months.
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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Birchwood
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.3/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.4/10. 32% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Lake County average of 36.8%.
Court records carry 1,378 eviction filings across 14 observed years. Severe burden reaches 8%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against the Lake County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. The worst year on record was 2005, when 13.1% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 9.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Average gross rent is $1,005, close to the Mentor-on-the-Lake average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $60,195.
56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 39085202500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39085202500?
Census tract 39085202500 in the Birchwood neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 39085202500?
Median gross rent is $1,005/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39085202500?
10.2% of residents in tract 39085202500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,223.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39085202500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 29th, minority 18th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 39085202500 considered part of Birchwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39085202500 fall within Birchwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39085202500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,378 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 39085202500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.71% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39085202500 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39085202500 compare to Mentor-on-the-Lake overall?
Tract 39085202500 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Mentor-on-the-Lake at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mentor eviction risk-on-the-Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mentor-on-the-Lake
Top eight tracts in Mentor-on-the-Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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