Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Cobbs Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brighton

Tract 36055012600 · Monroe County, NY · pop 4,755 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 36055012600 covers the Cobbs Hill area of Brighton, home to 4,755 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,231 monthly, set against $84,375 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 16% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units2,300

Renter share34.4%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$84,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 43.1290, -77.5400 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cobbs Hill scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,231 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brighton

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brighton

5.5

How Cobbs Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

11%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
70%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

44%Grade A
10%Grade B
4%Grade C
0%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

Within Cobbs Hill. 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.

6.0%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
4.1%Transit barriers
3.0%No health insurance
11.5%Frequent mental distress
23.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cobbs Hill

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Brighton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monroe County average of 6.1 and in line with 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 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 36055012600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055012600?

Census tract 36055012600 in the Cobbs Hill neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 36055012600?

Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055012600?

8.1% of residents in tract 36055012600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,755.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055012600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 22th, minority 21th, housing 70th.

Is tract 36055012600 considered part of Cobbs Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055012600 fall within Cobbs Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055012600 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.0% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055012600 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 36055012600 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055012600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% 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.

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