Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Poughkeepsie Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36027221001 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 3,877

Poughkeepsie anchors census tract 36027221001, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,261 monthly, set against $112,367 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 2% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units1,696

Renter share7.1%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate6.0%

Median income$112,367

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Poughkeepsie and the region

Centroid at 41.6781, -73.9085 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poughkeepsie scores 5.8

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

6.0% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,261 rent vs county FMR

6.9

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: 31

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

21%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
45%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

4%Grade A
26%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

8.0%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
12.2%Frequent mental distress
23.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Poughkeepsie

The heaviest input here is 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 36027221001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027221001?

Census tract 36027221001 in Poughkeepsie scores 5.8/10 (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 36027221001?

Median gross rent is $2,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36027221001?

6.0% of residents in tract 36027221001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,877.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36027221001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 45th, minority 40th, housing 45th.

What share of households in tract 36027221001 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36027221001 compare to Poughkeepsie overall?

Tract 36027221001 scores 5.8/10, 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 36027221001 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.