Census Tract · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Poughkeepsie Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36027220201 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 4,253

Census tract 36027220201 belongs to Poughkeepsie, New York. It is home to 4,253 residents and scores 6.6/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #9,800 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,550 a month while the average household earns $56,650 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 70% 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 41% Stable renters 29% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,286

Renter share69.8%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate15.6%

Median income$56,650

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Poughkeepsie and the region

Centroid at 41.7105, -73.9239 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poughkeepsie scores 7.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

15.6% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,550 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

8.0

How Poughkeepsie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

91%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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
0%Grade B
56%Grade C
17%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.

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.

28.5%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
34.5%SNAP enrollment
17.4%Transit barriers
13.4%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Poughkeepsie

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Poughkeepsie eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dutchess County average of 5.7 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 17% 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.

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 36027220201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027220201?

Census tract 36027220201 in Poughkeepsie 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 36027220201?

Median gross rent is $1,550/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36027220201?

15.6% of residents in tract 36027220201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,253.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36027220201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 91th, minority 78th, housing 82th.

What share of households in tract 36027220201 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.5% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36027220201 compare to Poughkeepsie overall?

Tract 36027220201 scores 7.5/10, lower than the parent city of Poughkeepsie at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Poughkeepsie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36027220201 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. 17% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Poughkeepsie

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