2 census tracts · pop 3,128 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.5/10
· range 7.5–9.5
Highland Park spans 2 census tracts of Rochester, NY and houses 3,128 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.5/10, placing it in the High tier. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 7.5 to 9.5. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Against a Rochester baseline of 32.0%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. At $915 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Rochester commands.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Rochester, it ranks #29 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Homestead Heights and Park Avenue score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $47,042.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 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
8.5
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs RochesterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.8%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
31.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 8.5/10 (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 Highland Park compare to Rochester overall?
Highland Park scores 0.4 points higher than Rochester overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $915 vs $1,081.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $915/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
55% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Rochester). The neighborhood has 3,128 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 36055003300 (score 9.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 9.5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.5/10). 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 Rochester as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 2,990 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
