Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Pearl-Meigs-Monroe Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rochester

Tract 36055003000 · Monroe County, NY · pop 2,178 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 36055003000 reflects conditions in Pearl-Meigs-Monroe in Rochester, New York. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,042 a month while the average household earns $60,137 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 52% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units1,151

Renter share79.2%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate24.5%

Median income$60,137

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1445, -77.5945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pearl-Meigs-Monroe scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rochester

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

24.5% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$1,042 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

How Pearl-Meigs-Monroe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

77%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
5%Grade C
95%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

16.2%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
10.6%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
26.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pearl-Meigs-Monroe

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rochester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monroe County average of 6.1 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 95% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36055003000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055003000?

Census tract 36055003000 in the Pearl-Meigs-Monroe neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36055003000?

Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055003000?

24.5% of residents in tract 36055003000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,178.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055003000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 4th, minority 46th, housing 52th.

Is tract 36055003000 considered part of Pearl-Meigs-Monroe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055003000 fall within Pearl-Meigs-Monroe (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055003000 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055003000 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055003000 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Rochester at 9.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rochester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055003000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 95% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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