2 census tracts · pop 9,786 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 7.3–9.5
Upper Mount Hope takes in 2 census tracts of Brighton, NY, population 9,786. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.4/10, in the High tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Brighton rate of 29.8%.
This is a renter market: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 25% 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 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.3 to 9.5, a 2.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.4/10.
At $1,267 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Brighton commands. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Brighton, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Upper Monroe and Browncroft. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $55,202.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.2 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
8.4
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Upper Mount Hope vs BrightonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Upper Mount Hope
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.9%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
15.5%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Upper Mount Hope
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Upper Mount Hope?
Upper Mount Hope scores 8.4/10 (High 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 Upper Mount Hope compare to Brighton overall?
Upper Mount Hope scores 1.8 points higher than Brighton overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,267 vs $1,350.
Q3
What is the average rent in Upper Mount Hope?
Average gross rent in Upper Mount Hope is $1,267/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Upper Mount Hope residents are renters?
85% of Upper Mount Hope households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Brighton). The neighborhood has 9,786 residents.
Q5
Is Upper Mount Hope a high social-vulnerability area?
Upper Mount Hope sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Upper Mount Hope have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Upper Mount Hope is census tract 36055003806 (score 9.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.3 to 9.5, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Upper Mount Hope for landlords?
Upper Mount Hope carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Upper Mount Hope?
Upper Mount Hope has 8,719 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
