Neighborhood · Schenectady, NY

Mont Pleasant Eviction Risk: Elevated

3 census tracts · pop 10,435 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10 · range 5–9.2

Mont Pleasant takes in 3 census tracts of Schenectady, NY, population 10,435. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.5/10, Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

64% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Schenectady rate of 35.8%. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5 to 9.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 19.4% 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. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.

Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Schenectady, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, General Electric Realty Plot and Northside score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,156, close to the Schenectady average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $56,785.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.5 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

7.5

Elevated

3 tracts · population-weighted

Mont Pleasant vs Schenectady How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

63.8% +78%

Schenectady: 35.8%

Average gross rent

$1,156 +1%

Schenectady: $1,145

Average HH income

$56,785 +1%

Schenectady: $56,398

Poverty rate

31.4% +36%

Schenectady: 23.2%

Renter share

45.9% -16%

Schenectady: 54.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mont Pleasant and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5–9.2

Why Mont Pleasant scores 7.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts

6.2

Rent control risk

64% of income on rent · Range 4.6–7.9 across tracts

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.6–7.1 across tracts

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

46% renter households · Range 5.5–9.4 across tracts

7.8

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.0–8.2 across tracts

6.5

Economic stress

31.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–10.0 across tracts

6.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–3.2 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Mont Pleasant vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mont Pleasant?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 4.2 points from 5 to 9.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

9.2 9.2 5.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Mont Pleasant

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
36093021400	9.2	3,241	67%	$1,089
36093021500	9.2	2,902	86%	$1,145
36093032902	5	4,292	46%	$1,215

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 64

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 59%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 81%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 55%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 48%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mont Pleasant

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

24.6%Housing insecurity
17.7%Utility shutoff threat
31.8%Food insecurity
33.4%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
36.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Mont Pleasant

What is the eviction-risk score for Mont Pleasant?

Mont Pleasant scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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.

How does Mont Pleasant compare to Schenectady overall?

Mont Pleasant scores 0.3 points lower than Schenectady overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,156 vs $1,145.

What is the average rent in Mont Pleasant?

Average gross rent in Mont Pleasant is $1,156/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Mont Pleasant residents are renters?

46% of Mont Pleasant households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Schenectady). The neighborhood has 10,435 residents.

Is Mont Pleasant a high social-vulnerability area?

Mont Pleasant sits in the 64th 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.

Which tracts in Mont Pleasant have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mont Pleasant is census tract 36093021400 (score 9.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 9.2, a spread of 4.2 points.

How safe is Mont Pleasant for landlords?

Mont Pleasant carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Mont Pleasant?

Mont Pleasant has 10,975 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.1%), Other / Multiracial (17.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Mont Pleasant

8.9 Central State 4 tracts · pop 17,073 6.9 Bellevue 5 tracts · pop 16,016 9.2 Hamilton Hill 2 tracts · pop 6,666 6.2 The Stockade 3 tracts · pop 9,959 6 Woodlawn 4 tracts · pop 13,422 7.9 Northside 4 tracts · pop 11,027

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Schenectady

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mont Pleasant.

7.7 General Electric Realty Plot 1 tracts · pop 3,208 7.7 Northside 4 tracts · pop 11,027 8.4 Union Street 1 tracts · pop 5,267 8.9 Central State 4 tracts · pop 17,073 6 Woodlawn 4 tracts · pop 13,422 9.2 Little Italy 1 tracts · pop 2,111

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