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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 39169002500 · Wayne County, OH · pop 2,523 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Sterling

Census tract 39169002500 covers Sterling, home to 2,523 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #63,029 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $963 a month while the average household earns $63,125 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 11% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units970
Renter share20.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$63,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sterling
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 32 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#1,651 of 3,162 tracts In Ohio
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sterling and the region

Centroid at 40.9401, -81.8246 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sterling
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$963 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sterling
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sterling
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sterling
1.9

How Sterling compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sterling risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 002500Sterling: 2.42.4Sterlingparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 30Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 1.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2010)
  • 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 391690025002002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2005: 1 filings (0.55/100 renter HHs)2006: 1 filings (0.55/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)2011: 5 filings (2.08/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.42/100 renter HHs)2014: 4 filings (1.67/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (2.08/100 renter HHs)2016: 2 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sterling

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 Sterling, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 4.1 and below the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 30 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 39169002500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39169002500?

Census tract 39169002500 in Sterling scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 39169002500?

Median gross rent is $963/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 39169002500?

15.6% of residents in tract 39169002500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,523.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 39169002500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 23th, minority 2th, housing 73th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39169002500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 30 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 39169002500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 39169002500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 39169002500 compare to Sterling overall?

Tract 39169002500 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Sterling at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sterling; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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