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Neighborhood · Syracuse, NY

Near Westside Eviction Risk: High

3 census tracts · pop 6,574 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10 · range 9.1–9.1

Near Westside is a 3-tract neighborhood of Syracuse, NY and houses 6,574 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.1/10, placing it in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Against a Syracuse baseline of 32.9%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 52%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Food insecurity affects 52.6% of adults, 34.8 points above the national rate. Annualized rent equals 45% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

75% 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. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.

19.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7/10.

At $918 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Syracuse commands. Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Syracuse, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Westside and Brighton.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

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
3 tracts · population-weighted
Near Westside vs Syracuse How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.0% +85%
Syracuse: 32.9%
Average gross rent
$918 -12%
Syracuse: $1,039
Average HH income
$24,285 -47%
Syracuse: $45,845
Poverty rate
52.1% +76%
Syracuse: 29.6%
Renter share
74.5% +28%
Syracuse: 58.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Near Westside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 9.1–9.1

Why Near Westside 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
61% 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
75% 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
52.1% below poverty line · Range 9.9–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.9 across tracts
2.2
Risk score comparison

Near Westside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Near Westside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.9.1Near WestsideNeighborhood7.7Parent cityhost city8.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Near Westside?

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 9.1 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

3 tracts in Near Westside

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
36067003900 9.1 3,325 67% $1,009
36067003000 9.1 1,932 53% $679
36067004000 9.1 1,317 56% $1,038
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

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

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Near Westside

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

Frequently asked

About Near Westside

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Near Westside?

Near Westside scores 9.1/10 (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 Near Westside compare to Syracuse overall?

Near Westside scores 1.4 points higher than Syracuse overall (7.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $918 vs $1,039.
Q3

What is the average rent in Near Westside?

Average gross rent in Near Westside is $918/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Near Westside residents are renters?

75% of Near Westside households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Syracuse). The neighborhood has 6,574 residents.
Q5

Is Near Westside a high social-vulnerability area?

Near Westside sits in the 99th 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 Near Westside have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Near Westside is census tract 36067003900 (score 9.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.1, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Near Westside for landlords?

Near Westside carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). 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 Syracuse as a whole (7.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Near Westside?

Near Westside has 6,815 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (38.9%), Hispanic / Latino (29%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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