Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Eviction Risk: High , Albany

Tract 36001001100 · Albany County, NY · pop 2,143 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 36001001100 sits in the Downtown neighborhood of Albany eviction risk, New York eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,305 a month while the average household earns $48,898 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.6

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 58% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units1,293

Renter share98.1%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate37.8%

Median income$48,898

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6526, -73.7501 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown scores 8.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Albany

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

37.8% poverty · this tract

9.4

Supply constraint

$1,305 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Albany

7.5

How Downtown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

84%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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
0%Grade C
7%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.

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.

19.9%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
26.6%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
32.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 Albany eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Albany County average of 6.0 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 84th 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 7% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 36001001100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001001100?

Census tract 36001001100 in the Downtown neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36001001100?

Median gross rent is $1,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001001100?

37.8% of residents in tract 36001001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,143.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001001100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 43th, minority 60th, housing 92th.

Is tract 36001001100 considered part of Downtown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001001100 fall within Downtown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001001100 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.9% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001001100 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001001100 scores 8.6/10, lower than the parent city of Albany at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albany eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36001001100 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. 7% 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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