Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Fostoria Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39147962900 · Seneca County, OH · pop 3,995 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 39147962900 sits in the Downtown Fostoria area of Fostoria, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $836 a month against an average household income of $60,194 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,463
Renter share44.4%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$60,194
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fostoria and the region
Centroid at 41.1564, -83.4150 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Fostoria scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fostoria
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.3
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$836 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fostoria
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fostoria
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fostoria
5.9
How Downtown Fostoria compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 38%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.1%Food insecurity
- 16.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 11.0%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Fostoria
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Fostoria, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Seneca County average of 4.5 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39147962900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39147962900?
Census tract 39147962900 in the Downtown Fostoria neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 39147962900?
Median gross rent is $836/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39147962900?
16.5% of residents in tract 39147962900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,995.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39147962900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 67th, minority 38th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 39147962900 considered part of Downtown Fostoria?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39147962900 fall within Downtown Fostoria (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 39147962900 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 39147962900 compare to Fostoria overall?
Tract 39147962900 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Fostoria at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fostoria; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fostoria
Top eight tracts in Fostoria ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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