2 census tracts · pop 6,272 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6–6.7
Cobbs Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Brighton, NY and houses 6,272 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Brighton rate of 29.8%.
30% 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. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.3/10. At $1,190 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Brighton commands.
That places it #4 of 5 neighborhoods in Brighton. For a like-for-like read, Browncroft and Upper Monroe score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cobbs Hill vs BrightonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cobbs Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
3.1%No health insurance
22.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cobbs Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cobbs Hill?
Cobbs Hill scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Cobbs Hill compare to Brighton overall?
Cobbs Hill scores 0.4 points lower than Brighton overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,190 vs $1,350.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cobbs Hill?
Average gross rent in Cobbs Hill is $1,190/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cobbs Hill residents are renters?
32% of Cobbs Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Brighton). The neighborhood has 6,272 residents.
Q5
Is Cobbs Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Cobbs Hill sits in the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Cobbs Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cobbs Hill is census tract 36055007802 (score 6.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Cobbs Hill for landlords?
Cobbs Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brighton as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cobbs Hill?
Cobbs Hill has 6,425 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.