Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

MacDonnell Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36027140202 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 4,892 · 17% of tract blocks fall in MacDonnell Heights

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 36027140202 in MacDonnell Heights ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,892 residents. On the national scale it ranks #39,753 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,700 a month against an average household income of $95,231 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 21% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units2,059

Renter share38.0%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$95,231

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across MacDonnell Heights and the region

Centroid at 41.7168, -73.8789 · click any tract to drill in

Why MacDonnell Heights scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from MacDonnell Heights

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

5.9% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,700 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from MacDonnell Heights

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from MacDonnell Heights

1.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from MacDonnell Heights

4.5

How MacDonnell Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

31%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
74%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in MacDonnell Heights

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 MacDonnell Heights, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Dutchess County average of 5.7 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36027140202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027140202?

Census tract 36027140202 in MacDonnell Heights scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 36027140202?

Median gross rent is $1,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36027140202?

5.9% of residents in tract 36027140202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,892.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36027140202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 56th, minority 40th, housing 74th.

What share of households in tract 36027140202 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36027140202 compare to MacDonnell Heights overall?

Tract 36027140202 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of MacDonnell Heights at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from MacDonnell Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in MacDonnell Heights

Top eight tracts in MacDonnell Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.