3 census tracts · pop 13,115 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 5.1–9.9
Melrose is a 3-tract neighborhood of Albany, NY and houses 13,115 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.1 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Albany rate of 30.8%. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 7.2/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 3/10.
That places it #21 of 21 neighborhoods in Albany. For a like-for-like read, Whitehall and Buckingham Lake score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,219, close to the Albany average. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Melrose vs AlbanyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Melrose
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Melrose
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Melrose?
Melrose scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Melrose compare to Albany overall?
Melrose scores 1.0 points lower than Albany overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,219 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Melrose?
Average gross rent in Melrose is $1,219/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Melrose residents are renters?
43% of Melrose households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Albany). The neighborhood has 13,115 residents.
Q5
Is Melrose a high social-vulnerability area?
Melrose sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Melrose have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Melrose is census tract 36001000302 (score 9.9/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.1 to 9.9, a spread of 4.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Melrose for landlords?
Melrose carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Albany as a whole (8.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Melrose?
Melrose has 12,664 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
