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Census Tract · Ranked #2,892 of 84,120 nationally

Oswego Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36075021605 · Oswego County, NY · pop 3,325

Census tract 36075021605 sits in Oswego, New York eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $931 a month while the average household earns $44,704 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
7.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 12% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,413
Renter share43.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate21.8%
Median income$44,704

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Oswego
Moderate
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 44 tracts In Oswego County
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#1,155 of 5,394 tracts In New York
High
National
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oswego and the region

Centroid at 43.4712, -76.4939 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oswego scores 7.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oswego
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
21.8% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$931 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oswego
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oswego
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oswego
8.0

How Oswego compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oswego risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.67.6This tracttract 021605Oswego: 8.48.4Oswegoparent cityCounty: 6.26.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oswego

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Oswego, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oswego County average of 5.7 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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 36075021605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36075021605?

Census tract 36075021605 in Oswego scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 36075021605?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36075021605?

21.8% of residents in tract 36075021605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,325.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36075021605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 57th, minority 17th, housing 54th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36075021605 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36075021605 compare to Oswego overall?

Tract 36075021605 scores 7.6/10, lower than the parent city of Oswego at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oswego; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oswego

Top eight tracts in Oswego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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