33 census tracts · pop 113,848 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.6/10
· range 8.2–9.9
Greenpoint is a 33-tract neighborhood of New York, NY, population 113,848. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.6/10, placing it in the High tier. Average gross rent is $2,651, 46% above the New York average of $1,821.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 83% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Scores across the 33 constituent tracts range from 8.2 to 9.9. A 1.7-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
37% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the New York rate of 31.3%. Court records carry 9,467 eviction filings across its 26 observed tracts.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.1/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2006 at 32.0% of renter households. On the softer side is economic stress, at 3/10. That places it #223 of 289 neighborhoods in New York.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.7 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.6
High
33 tracts · population-weighted
Greenpoint vs New YorkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Greenpoint
Aggregated across 26 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9,467Total filings (sum)
4.56%Avg annual filing rate
32.0%Peak year (2006)
3.91%Latest filed (2006)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenpoint
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.9%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greenpoint
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenpoint?
Greenpoint scores 8.6/10 (High tier) across 33 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 Greenpoint compare to New York overall?
Greenpoint scores 1.0 points lower than New York overall (9.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,651 vs $1,821.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenpoint?
Average gross rent in Greenpoint is $2,651/month (pop-weighted across 33 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenpoint residents are renters?
83% of Greenpoint households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in New York). The neighborhood has 113,848 residents.
Q5
Is Greenpoint a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenpoint sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Greenpoint have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenpoint is census tract 36047052300 (score 9.9/10). Across the 33 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.2 to 9.9, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Greenpoint for landlords?
Greenpoint carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.6/10). Pop-weighted across 33 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenpoint?
Greenpoint has 115,942 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Hispanic / Latino (25.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
