Neighborhood · Ranked #3,797 of 84,120 nationally

University Neighborhood Eviction Risk: High , Syracuse

Tract 36067004401 · Onondaga County, NY · pop 3,014 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

36067004401 is a census tract in the University Neighborhood area of Syracuse, NY. It scores 9.1/10 for landlords. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 19% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,359

Renter share57.3%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate25.2%

Median income$58,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Syracuse and the region

Centroid at 43.0335, -76.1209 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Neighborhood scores 9.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Syracuse

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

25.2% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,333 rent vs county FMR

5.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

How University Neighborhood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

64%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

20%Grade A
79%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
28.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Neighborhood

Cost burden runs 66% here against 43.5% across Onondaga County. It sits 2.5 points above the Onondaga County average of 6.6.

At $1,333 a month, rents run 28% over what the rest of Syracuse commands. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

What pushes it up most is state political climate at 7.3/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 7/10.

This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Syracuse. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #3,797 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.4/10.

Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 36067004401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36067004401?

Census tract 36067004401 in the University Neighborhood neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (High 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 36067004401?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36067004401?

25.2% of residents in tract 36067004401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,014.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36067004401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 3th, minority 46th, housing 24th.

Is tract 36067004401 considered part of University Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36067004401 fall within University Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36067004401 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36067004401 compare to Syracuse overall?

Tract 36067004401 scores 9.1/10, higher than the parent city of Syracuse at 7.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Syracuse eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36067004401 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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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