4 census tracts · pop 17,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.9/10
· range 7.8–9.2
Central State is a 4-tract neighborhood of Schenectady, NY and houses 17,073 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.9/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 35.8% citywide, putting Central State 15.1% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.2/10. The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.8 to 9.2, a 1.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 26.5% of adults, 8.7 points above the national rate. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Schenectady, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Little Italy and Vale.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,102, close to the Schenectady average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $61,658.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.9
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Central State vs SchenectadyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Central State
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.7%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility shutoff threat
27.0%Food insecurity
25.2%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
33.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Central State
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Central State?
Central State scores 8.9/10 (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 Central State compare to Schenectady overall?
Central State scores 1.1 points higher than Schenectady overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,102 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Central State?
Average gross rent in Central State is $1,102/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Central State residents are renters?
44% of Central State households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Schenectady). The neighborhood has 17,073 residents.
Q5
Is Central State a high social-vulnerability area?
Central State sits in the 76th 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 Central State have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Central State is census tract 36093020700 (score 9.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.8 to 9.2, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Central State for landlords?
Central State carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.9/10). 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 Schenectady as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Central State?
Central State has 16,805 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Other / Multiracial (21.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
