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Neighborhood · Syracuse, NY

Brighton Eviction Risk: High

4 census tracts · pop 8,730 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10 · range 9.1–9.1

Brighton is a 4-tract neighborhood of Syracuse, NY and houses 8,730 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.1/10, in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 45%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Cost burden runs 67% against 32.9% citywide, putting Brighton 34.4% over its own city. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 38.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Food insecurity affects 49.4% of adults, 31.6 points above the national rate. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.7/10.

Annualized rent equals 38% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.

Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Syracuse, 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.

Its 4 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 9.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
9.1
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Brighton vs Syracuse How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
67.3% +105%
Syracuse: 32.9%
Average gross rent
$1,014 -2%
Syracuse: $1,039
Average HH income
$32,433 -29%
Syracuse: $45,845
Poverty rate
46.7% +58%
Syracuse: 29.6%
Renter share
62.8% +8%
Syracuse: 58.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 9.1–9.1

Why Brighton scores 9.1

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 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
67% of income on rent · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
46.7% below poverty line · Range 8.6–10.0 across tracts
9.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–3.5 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Brighton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brighton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.1BrightonNeighborhood7.7Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Brighton?

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

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 0 points from 9.1 to 9.1. 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

4 tracts in Brighton

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36067005400 9.1 2,559 56% $888
36067005100 9.1 2,395 79% $1,124
36067005800 9.1 2,041 62% $977
36067005900 9.1 1,735 74% $1,093
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

Pop-weighted across 4 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 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brighton

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

Frequently asked

About Brighton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brighton?

Brighton scores 9.1/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Brighton compare to Syracuse overall?

Brighton scores 1.4 points higher than Syracuse overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,014 vs $1,039.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brighton?

Average gross rent in Brighton eviction risk is $1,014/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brighton residents are renters?

63% of Brighton households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Syracuse). The neighborhood has 8,730 residents.
Q5

Is Brighton a high social-vulnerability area?

Brighton 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 Brighton have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brighton is census tract 36067005400 (score 9.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Brighton for landlords?

Brighton eviction risk carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Syracuse as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Brighton?

Brighton has 8,565 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (53%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.1%), Other / Multiracial (15.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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