Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
South Akron Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39153504200 · Summit County, OH · pop 1,619 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 39153504200 reflects conditions in the South Akron area of Akron, Ohio. On the national scale it ranks #17,138 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $936 a month while the average household earns $32,552 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units619
Renter share81.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate48.7%
Median income$32,552
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0607, -81.5140 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Akron scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Akron
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
48.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$936 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Akron
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Akron
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Akron
4.0
How South Akron compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 100%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 38%Grade C
- 41%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)
- 1,312Total filings over 17 yrs
- 14.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.8%Peak (2003)
- 70Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Akron. 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.
- 30.1%Housing insecurity
- 26.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.6%Food insecurity
- 47.5%SNAP enrollment
- 22.9%Transit barriers
- 15.4%No health insurance
- 27.1%Frequent mental distress
- 46.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Akron
The score leans hardest on 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 Akron eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Summit 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,312 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 14.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.8% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 39153504200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153504200?
Census tract 39153504200 in the South Akron 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 39153504200?
Median gross rent is $936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153504200?
48.7% of residents in tract 39153504200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,619.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153504200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 100th, household 85th, minority 56th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 39153504200 considered part of South Akron?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153504200 fall within South Akron (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153504200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,312 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153504200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.40% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153504200 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.1% 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. 26.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153504200 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153504200 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Akron at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Akron eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 39153504200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 41% 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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5.9
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
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