Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

West Hill Eviction Risk: High , Albany

Tract 36001000700 · Albany County, NY · pop 3,733 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 36001000700 sits in the West Hill area of Albany eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.9/10. Population here is 3,733. Against the Albany County average of 6.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 3.0 points.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 35% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,402

Renter share73.8%

SVI overall0.97

Poverty rate27.0%

Median income$52,582

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6693, -73.7633 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hill scores 9.9

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

27.0% poverty · this tract

6.8

Supply constraint

$1,189 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 West Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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

85%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
97%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
72%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.

26.3%Housing insecurity
17.7%Utility-shutoff threat
32.1%Food insecurity
32.4%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
10.2%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
35.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Hill

74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against Albany County at 42.1%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 8/10.

The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Housing insecurity runs 26.3% against 14.2% nationally.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10. Running hot, eviction-process difficulty reads 7.5/10. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Albany. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 36001000700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001000700?

Census tract 36001000700 in the West Hill neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 36001000700?

Median gross rent is $1,189/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001000700?

27.0% of residents in tract 36001000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,733.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 94th, minority 89th, housing 97th.

Is tract 36001000700 considered part of West Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001000700 fall within West Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.3% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001000700 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001000700 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Albany at 8.6/10. 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 36001000700 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. 72% 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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