25 census tracts · pop 76,952 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.6/10
· range 8.7–9.9
Gravesend takes in 25 census tracts of New York, NY, population 76,952. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.6/10, High tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the New York rate of 31.3%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 8.7 to 9.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filings are well documented here: 8,740 across 25 observed tracts.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 69.4% of renter households. At $1,659 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of New York commands.
That places it #73 of 289 neighborhoods in New York. Judgments average 1.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Nolan Park and The Dunes.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 9.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.6
High
25 tracts · population-weighted
Gravesend vs New YorkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%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
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gravesend?
Gravesend scores 9.6/10 (High 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.
Q2
How does Gravesend compare to New York overall?
Gravesend scores 0.0 points higher than New York overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,659 vs $1,821.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Gravesend have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gravesend is census tract 36047038200 (score 9.9/10). Across the 25 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.9, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Gravesend for landlords?
Gravesend carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.6/10). 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 (9.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gravesend?
Gravesend has 76,156 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
