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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Linden Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dayton

Tract 39113002900 · Montgomery County, OH · pop 3,502 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 39113002900 runs through Linden Heights in Dayton. With 3,502 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $986 a month against an average household income of $52,451 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,202
Renter share15.7%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$52,451

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Linden Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 51 tracts In Dayton
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#68 of 156 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#1,211 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dayton and the region

Centroid at 39.7310, -84.1342 · click any tract to drill in

Why Linden Heights scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dayton
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$986 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dayton
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dayton
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dayton
3.5

How Linden Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Linden Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 002900Dayton: 3.43.4Daytonparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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)

  • 387Total filings over 17 yrs
  • 4.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2018)
  • 35Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 391130029002002: 9 filings (2.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 13 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2004: 17 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 14 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2006: 25 filings (5.39/100 renter HHs)2007: 22 filings (4.74/100 renter HHs)2008: 30 filings (6.47/100 renter HHs)2009: 24 filings (5.17/100 renter HHs)2010: 22 filings (4.12/100 renter HHs)2011: 25 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)2012: 20 filings (2.92/100 renter HHs)2013: 29 filings (4.23/100 renter HHs)2014: 28 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2015: 21 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2016: 25 filings (4.30/100 renter HHs)2017: 28 filings (4.81/100 renter HHs)2018: 35 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 289% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Linden Heights. 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 Linden Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.2/10. 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 Dayton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 5.4 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 39113002900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39113002900?

Census tract 39113002900 in the Linden Heights neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 39113002900?

Median gross rent is $986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39113002900?

11.2% of residents in tract 39113002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,502.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39113002900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 47th, minority 14th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 39113002900 considered part of Linden Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39113002900 fall within Linden Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39113002900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 387 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39113002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.16% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 39113002900 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 39113002900 compare to Dayton overall?

Tract 39113002900 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Dayton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dayton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9

Was tract 39113002900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 9% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dayton

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

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