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Neighborhood · Rochester, NY

Genesee-Jefferson Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 6,258 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10 · range 9.5–9.5

Genesee-Jefferson is a 3-tract neighborhood of Rochester, NY and houses 6,258 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 9.5/10, High tier. Against a Rochester baseline of 32.0%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

SNAP participation is 47.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 34% 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. Food insecurity affects 42.3% of adults, 24.5 points above the national rate.

The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 78% 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 clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.

Running hot is economic stress at 8.6/10. At $898 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Rochester commands. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10.

Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Rochester, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.5
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Genesee-Jefferson vs Rochester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
55.5% +73%
Rochester: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$898 -17%
Rochester: $1,081
Average HH income
$37,884 -19%
Rochester: $46,628
Poverty rate
35.3% +33%
Rochester: 26.6%
Renter share
77.8% +26%
Rochester: 61.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Genesee-Jefferson and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 9.5–9.5

Why Genesee-Jefferson 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
56% 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
78% 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
35.3% below poverty line · Range 6.9–10.0 across tracts
8.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.9 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Genesee-Jefferson vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Genesee-Jefferson score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.5Genesee-JeffersonNeighborhood8.1Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Genesee-Jefferson?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0 points from 9.5 to 9.5. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Genesee-Jefferson

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36055006400 9.5 2,221 68% $991
36055006600 9.5 2,139 45% $879
36055006900 9.5 1,898 53% $809
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 90%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 85%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Genesee-Jefferson

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

Frequently asked

About Genesee-Jefferson

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Genesee-Jefferson?

Genesee-Jefferson scores 9.5/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Genesee-Jefferson compare to Rochester overall?

Genesee-Jefferson scores 1.4 points higher than Rochester overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $898 vs $1,081.
Q3

What is the average rent in Genesee-Jefferson?

Average gross rent in Genesee-Jefferson is $898/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Genesee-Jefferson residents are renters?

78% of Genesee-Jefferson households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Rochester). The neighborhood has 6,258 residents.
Q5

Is Genesee-Jefferson a high social-vulnerability area?

Genesee-Jefferson sits in the 89th 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

Which tracts in Genesee-Jefferson have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Genesee-Jefferson is census tract 36055006400 (score 9.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.5 to 9.5, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Genesee-Jefferson for landlords?

Genesee-Jefferson carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Genesee-Jefferson?

Genesee-Jefferson has 6,232 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (70.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.9%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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