Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Mount Hope Eviction Risk: Elevated , Albany

Tract 36001002600 · Albany County, NY · pop 4,753 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 36001002600 reflects conditions in the Mount Hope neighborhood of Albany, New York. That is riskier than about 74% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $971 a month while the average household earns $70,893 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 41% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,898

Renter share55.5%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate18.0%

Median income$70,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6293, -73.7656 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mount Hope scores 7.5

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

18.0% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$971 rent vs county FMR

1.5

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 Mount Hope 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.

71%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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
1%Grade B
13%Grade C
9%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.

23.0%Housing insecurity
14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
27.0%Food insecurity
25.5%SNAP enrollment
13.8%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
31.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mount Hope

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as the Albany County average of 6.0 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 36001002600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001002600?

Census tract 36001002600 in the Mount Hope neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 36001002600?

Median gross rent is $971/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001002600?

18.0% of residents in tract 36001002600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,753.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001002600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 69th, minority 79th, housing 88th.

Is tract 36001002600 considered part of Mount Hope?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001002600 fall within Mount Hope (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001002600 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.0% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001002600 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001002600 scores 7.5/10, 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 36001002600 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. 9% 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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