Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
South Akron Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39153504500 · Summit County, OH · pop 1,729 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 39153504500 (the South Akron neighborhood of Akron, Ohio) comes in at 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 52nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,068 monthly, set against $45,825 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units665
Renter share60.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$45,825
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0510, -81.5143 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Akron scores 4.4
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
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,068 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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
- 25%Grade B
- 58%Grade C
- 0%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)
- 624Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.3%Peak (2016)
- 25Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 43% 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.
- 21.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.3%Food insecurity
- 25.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Akron
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. 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 Akron eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 55th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39153504500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153504500?
Census tract 39153504500 in the South Akron neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 39153504500?
Median gross rent is $1,068/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153504500?
14.7% of residents in tract 39153504500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,729.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153504500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 45th, minority 61th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 39153504500 considered part of South Akron?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153504500 fall within South Akron (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153504500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 624 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153504500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.93% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153504500 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.2% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153504500 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153504500 scores 4.4/10, 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 39153504500 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. 0% 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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Top eight tracts in Akron 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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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Spicertown
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
/ 10 · Elevated
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