Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Niskayuna
Tract 36093032000 · Schenectady County, NY · pop 7,003 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 36093032000 reflects conditions in the Orchard Park area of Niskayuna, New York. That is riskier than about 38% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,578 a month against an average household income of $111,172 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,941
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$111,172
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Niskayuna and the region
Centroid at 42.8315, -73.8997 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Park scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Niskayuna
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.8
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,578 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Niskayuna
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Niskayuna
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Niskayuna
2.9
How Orchard Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 18%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 6%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.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.5%Food insecurity
- 5.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 12.8%Frequent mental distress
- 19.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Park
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Niskayuna, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Schenectady County average of 6.0 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36093032000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093032000?
Census tract 36093032000 in the Orchard Park neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (Lower 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 36093032000?
Median gross rent is $1,578/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36093032000?
5.1% of residents in tract 36093032000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,003.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36093032000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 40th, minority 43th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 36093032000 considered part of Orchard Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36093032000 fall within Orchard Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36093032000 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36093032000 compare to Niskayuna overall?
Tract 36093032000 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Niskayuna at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Niskayuna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 36093032000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Niskayuna
Top eight tracts in Niskayuna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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