1 census tracts · pop 2,684 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
Pastures maps to a single census tract in Rensselaer, NY and houses 2,684 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.4/10, High tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Running hot is economic stress at 7.8/10. 10% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Rensselaer baseline of 25.3%, 29% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 7.2/10. For a like-for-like read, Liberty Park and North Albany score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,182, close to the Rensselaer average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $61,042.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pastures vs RensselaerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pastures
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.9%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pastures
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pastures?
Pastures scores 8.4/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Pastures compare to Rensselaer overall?
Pastures scores 1.4 points higher than Rensselaer overall (7/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,182 vs $1,219.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pastures?
Average gross rent in Pastures is $1,182/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pastures residents are renters?
69% of Pastures households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Rensselaer). The neighborhood has 2,684 residents.
Q5
Is Pastures a high social-vulnerability area?
Pastures sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pastures for landlords?
Pastures carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rensselaer as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pastures?
Pastures has 2,723 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Other / Multiracial (13.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
