2 census tracts · pop 9,957 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Pine Hills is a 2-tract neighborhood of Albany, NY and houses 9,957 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, High tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Albany rate of 30.8%.
Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 7.9/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.
Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Albany, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Downtown and South End score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,238, close to the Albany average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $54,886.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Hills vs AlbanyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.9%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
27.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Hills?
Pine Hills scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Pine Hills compare to Albany overall?
Pine Hills scores 1.3 points higher than Albany overall (8.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,238 vs $1,216.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Hills?
Average gross rent in Pine Hills is $1,238/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Hills residents are renters?
83% of Pine Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Albany). The neighborhood has 9,957 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Hills sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Pine Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pine Hills is census tract 36001001500 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Pine Hills for landlords?
Pine Hills carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Hills?
Pine Hills has 10,271 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
