Central State Eviction Risk: Elevated , Schenectady
Tract 36093020600 ·
Schenectady County, NY · pop 3,656 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 7.8/10, tract 36093020600 in the Central State area of Schenectady, NY reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,656. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%Stable renters 20%Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share35.0%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$85,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#4 of 4 tracts In Central State
Very Low
Within parent city
15th percentile
#18 of 21 tracts In Schenectady
Very Low
Within county
61th percentile
#18 of 45 tracts In Schenectady County
Elevated
Within state
43th percentile
#3,073 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Schenectady and the region
Centroid at 42.8002, -73.9099 · click any tract to drill in
Why Central State scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Schenectady
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,160 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Schenectady
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Schenectady
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Schenectady
8.2
How Central State compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
47%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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.
0%Grade A
32%Grade B
10%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Central State. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.5%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.9%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Central State
Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.2/10. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.9/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Schenectady County average of 6.6.
43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Schenectady County average of 48.2%. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Schenectady. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Against average income of $85,114, annual rent is just 16%.
Average gross rent is $1,160, close to the Schenectady average. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36093020600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093020600?
Census tract 36093020600 in the Central State neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 36093020600?
Median gross rent is $1,160/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36093020600?
12.5% of residents in tract 36093020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,656.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36093020600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 37th, minority 49th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 36093020600 considered part of Central State?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36093020600 fall within Central State (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36093020600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36093020600 compare to Schenectady overall?
Tract 36093020600 scores 7.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Schenectady at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schenectady eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 36093020600 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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