Census Tract · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

Poughkeepsie Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36027221100 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 4,009

Census tract 36027221100 covers Poughkeepsie, home to 4,009 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #8,442 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,333 a month against an average household income of $55,412 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 35% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units1,628

Renter share74.9%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate19.5%

Median income$55,412

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Poughkeepsie and the region

Centroid at 41.7004, -73.9185 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poughkeepsie scores 7.8

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

19.5% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,333 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 91

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

97%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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
26%Grade B
30%Grade C
1%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.

30.0%Housing insecurity
19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
36.6%Food insecurity
36.5%SNAP enrollment
18.8%Transit barriers
16.3%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
35.2%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 above 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 30.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 1% 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 36027221100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027221100?

Census tract 36027221100 in Poughkeepsie scores 7.8/10 (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 36027221100?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36027221100?

19.5% of residents in tract 36027221100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,009.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36027221100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 83th, minority 82th, housing 62th.

What share of households in tract 36027221100 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.0% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36027221100 compare to Poughkeepsie overall?

Tract 36027221100 scores 7.8/10, 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 36027221100 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. 1% 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

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