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Neighborhood · Rochester, NY

Homestead Heights Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 4,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.6/10 · range 8.6–8.6

Homestead Heights maps to a single census tract in Rochester, NY and houses 4,153 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.6/10, High tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Rochester rate of 32.0%.

Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 7.5/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. At $1,153 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Rochester commands.

Among the 36 mapped neighborhoods of Rochester, it ranks #28 by risk, the lower third. Only 28% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Park Avenue and Highland Park score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.6/10 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
8.6
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Homestead Heights vs Rochester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.9% +65%
Rochester: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$1,153 +7%
Rochester: $1,081
Average HH income
$71,943 +54%
Rochester: $46,628
Poverty rate
14.7% -45%
Rochester: 26.6%
Renter share
27.5% -56%
Rochester: 61.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Homestead Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.6–8.6

Why Homestead Heights scores 8.6

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
53% 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
28% 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
14.7% below poverty line · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Homestead Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Homestead Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.6Homestead HeightsNeighborhood8.1Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Homestead Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36055005400 8.6 4,153 53% $1,153
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

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

Socioeconomic status 64%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 86%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Homestead Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Homestead Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Homestead Heights?

Homestead Heights scores 8.6/10 (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 Homestead Heights compare to Rochester overall?

Homestead Heights scores 0.5 points higher than Rochester overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,153 vs $1,081.
Q3

What is the average rent in Homestead Heights?

Average gross rent in Homestead Heights is $1,153/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Homestead Heights residents are renters?

28% of Homestead Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Rochester). The neighborhood has 4,153 residents.
Q5

Is Homestead Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Homestead Heights sits in the 78th 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 Homestead Heights for landlords?

Homestead Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.6/10). 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 Homestead Heights?

Homestead Heights has 3,789 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (38.8%), Hispanic / Latino (30.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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