Neighborhood · New York, NY

Gravesend Eviction Risk: Elevated

25 census tracts · pop 76,952 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10 · range 6.8–9.5

Gravesend is a white-asian neighborhood in New York with 25 census tracts and a population of 76,952 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 55% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,659/month sits 9% lower than the New York citywide average ($1,821).

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

25 tracts · population-weighted

Gravesend vs New York How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

55.1% +76%

New York: 31.3%

Average gross rent

$1,659 -9%

New York: $1,821

Average HH income

$67,958 -15%

New York: $79,713

Poverty rate

19.5% +12%

New York: 17.4%

Renter share

64.1% -5%

New York: 67.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gravesend and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 25 tracts span score 6.8–9.5

Why Gravesend scores 7.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts

7.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts

8.0

Rent control risk

55% of income on rent · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

64% renter households · Range 9.8–9.8 across tracts

9.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts

7.1

Economic stress

19.5% below poverty line · Range 1.9–10.0 across tracts

4.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.5 across tracts

1.4

Risk score comparison

Gravesend vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Gravesend?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.7 points from 6.8 to 9.5. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

9.5 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 6.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

25 tracts in Gravesend

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
36047038200	9.5	5,599	57%	$572
36047039400	8.9	1,970	66%	$1,753
36047041401	8.5	1,233	63%	$1,694
36047040000	8.4	2,656	67%	$1,602
36047041402	8.3	1,963	68%	$1,333
36047042200	8.2	3,465	70%	$2,096
36047040200	8.1	2,702	70%	$1,703
36047055600	8	3,498	51%	$2,001
36047037401	7.8	4,602	53%	$1,655
36047040800	7.8	3,885	68%	$1,905
36047041800	7.8	2,598	42%	$1,364
36047037402	7.5	5,089	58%	$1,689
36047042400	7.5	3,946	50%	$1,652
36047039200	7.5	3,351	62%	$1,727
36047038600	7.5	3,123	55%	$1,716
36047041600	7.4	2,248	55%	$1,561
36047040600	7.3	3,973	48%	$1,837
36047041200	7.3	3,312	42%	$1,760
36047058200	7.3	2,340	43%	$1,466
36047039600	7.3	2,028	56%	$2,044
36047030600	7.2	1,950	67%	$1,963
36047038800	7.1	3,996	47%	$1,754
36047039000	7.1	2,456	48%	$1,947
36047041000	6.9	1,927	43%	$1,661
36047039800	6.8	3,042	39%	$1,751

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 25 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 69%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 61%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 76%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Gravesend

Aggregated across 25 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

8,740Total filings (sum)
6.11%Avg annual filing rate
69.4%Peak year (2006)
5.07%Latest filed (2006)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gravesend

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

16.4%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
23.4%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Gravesend

What is the eviction-risk score for Gravesend?

Gravesend scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 25 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Gravesend compare to New York overall?

Gravesend scores 1.9 points lower than New York overall (9.7/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,659 vs $1,821.

What is the average rent in Gravesend?

Average gross rent in Gravesend is $1,659/month (pop-weighted across 25 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Gravesend residents are renters?

64% of Gravesend households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in New York). The neighborhood has 76,952 residents.

Is Gravesend a high social-vulnerability area?

Gravesend sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Gravesend have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Gravesend is census tract 36047038200 (score 9.5/10). Across the 25 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.8 to 9.5, a spread of 2.7 points.

How safe is Gravesend for landlords?

Gravesend carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 25 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New York as a whole (9.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Gravesend?

Gravesend has 76,156 residents (White-Asian Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Gravesend

7.7 Bensonhurst 22 tracts · pop 83,815 7.4 Sheepshead Bay 25 tracts · pop 79,888 8.1 Brighton Beach 11 tracts · pop 40,629 7.4 Midwood 38 tracts · pop 111,644 7.9 West Brighton 7 tracts · pop 23,497 7.3 Bath Beach 15 tracts · pop 46,357

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside New York

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Gravesend.

7.8 Clinton Hill 18 tracts · pop 82,309 7.8 Rockaway Beach 1 tracts · pop 3,603 7.8 Parkville 18 tracts · pop 61,591 7.8 Eastchester 4 tracts · pop 12,340 7.8 Lower East Side 8 tracts · pop 35,857 7.8 West Brighton 7 tracts · pop 23,497

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