4 census tracts · pop 11,027 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.1–9.2
Northside is a 4-tract neighborhood of Schenectady, NY and houses 11,027 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.7/10, Elevated tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6.1 to 9.2, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. 26% 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.
Against a Schenectady baseline of 35.8%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,309, 14% above the Schenectady average of $1,145. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7/10.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Schenectady, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, General Electric Realty Plot and Mont Pleasant score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $69,885. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 3.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.7
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Northside vs SchenectadyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.6%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
27.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northside?
Northside scores 7.7/10 (Elevated 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 Northside compare to Schenectady overall?
Northside scores 0.1 points lower than Schenectady overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,309 vs $1,145.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northside?
Average gross rent in Northside is $1,309/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northside residents are renters?
57% of Northside households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Schenectady). The neighborhood has 11,027 residents.
Q5
Is Northside a high social-vulnerability area?
Northside sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Northside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northside is census tract 36093020200 (score 9.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 9.2, a spread of 3.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Northside for landlords?
Northside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northside?
Northside has 11,022 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
