2 census tracts · pop 6,666 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.2/10
· range 9.2–9.2
Hamilton Hill spans 2 census tracts of Schenectady, NY and houses 6,666 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.2/10, placing it in the High tier. 41% 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.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 35.8% citywide, putting Hamilton Hill 28.3% over its own city. Food insecurity affects 46.2% of adults, 28.4 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 42%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 34.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.2/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. At $926 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Schenectady commands.
That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Schenectady.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.2
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Hamilton Hill vs SchenectadyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hamilton Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.3%Housing insecurity
24.1%Utility shutoff threat
44.4%Food insecurity
46.5%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
43.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hamilton Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hamilton Hill?
Hamilton Hill scores 9.2/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Hamilton Hill compare to Schenectady overall?
Hamilton Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Schenectady overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $926 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hamilton Hill?
Average gross rent in Hamilton Hill is $926/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hamilton Hill residents are renters?
78% of Hamilton Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Schenectady). The neighborhood has 6,666 residents.
Q5
Is Hamilton Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Hamilton Hill sits in the 95th 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 Hamilton Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Hamilton Hill is census tract 36093020900 (score 9.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.2 to 9.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Hamilton Hill for landlords?
Hamilton Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Hamilton Hill?
Hamilton Hill has 6,569 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (28%), Hispanic / Latino (24.3%), Other / Multiracial (20.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
