Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Canton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39151700100 · Stark County, OH · pop 1,305 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Eviction risk in the Downtown Canton neighborhood of Canton centers on tract 39151700100, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,305 residents. On the national scale it ranks #15,102 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $291 a month against an average household income of $13,125 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 87% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units766
Renter share87.2%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate47.9%
Median income$13,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Canton and the region
Centroid at 40.8020, -81.3735 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Canton scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Canton
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
47.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$291 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Canton
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Canton
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Canton
7.7
How Downtown Canton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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.
- 0%Grade A
- 15%Grade B
- 31%Grade C
- 7%Grade D · redlined
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)
- 545Total filings over 15 yrs
- 5.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2005)
- 36Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 28% over the past 15 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.
- 23.1%Housing insecurity
- 20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.5%Food insecurity
- 39.3%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 46.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Canton
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Canton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Stark County average of 5.2 and above the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Part of this tract, about 7% 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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 39151700100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39151700100?
Census tract 39151700100 in the Downtown Canton neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 39151700100?
Median gross rent is $291/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39151700100?
47.9% of residents in tract 39151700100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,305.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39151700100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 27th, minority 64th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 39151700100 considered part of Downtown Canton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39151700100 fall within Downtown Canton (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39151700100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 545 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 39151700100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.96% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39151700100 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.1% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39151700100 compare to Canton overall?
Tract 39151700100 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Canton at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Canton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39151700100 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. 7% 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Canton
Top eight tracts in Canton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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The Boulevards
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Downtown Canton Arts District
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Upper Downtown Canton Historic District
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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