1 census tracts · pop 1,278 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10
· range 9.2–9.2
Downtown maps to a single census tract in Schenectady, NY and houses 1,278 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.2/10, in the High tier. Against a Schenectady baseline of 35.8%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 98% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. 32% 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. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $35,281 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.7/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.2/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
16.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. At $989 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Schenectady commands. Food insecurity affects 27.4% of adults, 9.6 points above the national rate.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Schenectady, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Little Italy and Vale score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 9.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.2
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs SchenectadyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.5%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility shutoff threat
27.4%Food insecurity
27.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
31.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 9.2/10 (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 Downtown compare to Schenectady overall?
Downtown scores 1.4 points higher than Schenectady overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $989 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $989/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
98% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Schenectady). The neighborhood has 1,278 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 83rd 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
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). 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 Schenectady as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 1,261 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Hispanic / Latino (22.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
