Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
West Akron Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 39153506200 · Summit County, OH · pop 3,411 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 39153506200 sits in West Akron in Akron eviction risk, Ohio eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 52% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,130 a month against an average household income of $42,972 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,646
Renter share21.8%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$42,972
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Akron and the region
Centroid at 41.0881, -81.5705 · click any tract to drill in
Why West 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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 West Akron compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 67%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%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)
- 585Total filings over 17 yrs
- 9.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.6%Peak (2015)
- 44Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West 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.
- 19.6%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.4%Food insecurity
- 21.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.7%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Akron
The score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 52nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 585 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 9.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.6% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39153506200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39153506200?
Census tract 39153506200 in the West 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 39153506200?
Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39153506200?
11.7% of residents in tract 39153506200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,411.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39153506200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 72th, minority 85th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 39153506200 considered part of West Akron?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39153506200 fall within West Akron (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39153506200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 585 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 39153506200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.21% of renter households, peaking at 10.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39153506200 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.6% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39153506200 compare to Akron overall?
Tract 39153506200 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 39153506200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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