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Neighborhood · Rochester, NY

Brown Square Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 2,480 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10 · range 9.5–9.5

Brown Square is a one-tract neighborhood of Rochester, NY, population 2,480. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.5/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 32.0% citywide, putting Brown Square 29.0% over its own city.

88% 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. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2/10.

18.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.8/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Average gross rent is $994, 8% below the Rochester average of $1,081. Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Rochester, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $38,635.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
9.5
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brown Square vs Rochester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.0% +91%
Rochester: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$994 -8%
Rochester: $1,081
Average HH income
$38,635 -17%
Rochester: $46,628
Poverty rate
31.0% +16%
Rochester: 26.6%
Renter share
87.6% +42%
Rochester: 61.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brown Square and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 9.5–9.5

Why Brown Square scores 9.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
61% of income on rent · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Tenant organizing strength
88% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
31.0% below poverty line · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Risk score comparison

Brown Square vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brown Square score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.5Brown SquareNeighborhood8.1Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Brown Square

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36055000200 9.5 2,480 61% $994
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 98

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 94%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brown Square

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Brown Square

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brown Square?

Brown Square scores 9.5/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Brown Square compare to Rochester overall?

Brown Square scores 1.4 points higher than Rochester overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $994 vs $1,081.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brown Square?

Average gross rent in Brown Square is $994/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brown Square residents are renters?

88% of Brown Square households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Rochester). The neighborhood has 2,480 residents.
Q5

Is Brown Square a high social-vulnerability area?

Brown Square sits in the 98th 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

How safe is Brown Square for landlords?

Brown Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rochester as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Brown Square?

Brown Square has 2,527 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (31.9%), Other / Multiracial (22.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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