Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
South Akron Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39153504600 · Summit County, OH · pop 3,469 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Eviction risk in South Akron in Akron centers on tract 39153504600, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,469 residents. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
15% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $956 a month against an average household income of $54,310 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,542
Renter share51.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$54,310
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0536, -81.5050 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Akron scores 4.6
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
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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
- 21%Grade B
- 42%Grade C
- 37%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)
- 1,419Total filings over 17 yrs
- 11.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.8%Peak (2017)
- 144Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 227% 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.
- 20.9%Housing insecurity
- 15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.5%Food insecurity
- 23.7%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Akron
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.5/10. 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 below the Summit County average of 5.2 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 67th 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 39153504600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153504600?
Census tract 39153504600 in the South Akron neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 39153504600?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153504600?
18.1% of residents in tract 39153504600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,469.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153504600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 98th, minority 74th, housing 7th.
Q5
Is tract 39153504600 considered part of South Akron?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153504600 fall within South Akron (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153504600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,419 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153504600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.53% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153504600 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.9% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153504600 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153504600 scores 4.6/10, 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 39153504600 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. 37% 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
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
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5.8
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