Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Rotterdam Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 36093033003 · Schenectady County, NY · pop 3,811

Here is how census tract 36093033003, in Rotterdam, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,811. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,138 a month against an average household income of $84,535 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 9% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,812

Renter share20.4%

SVI overall0.05

Poverty rate2.8%

Median income$84,535

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rotterdam and the region

Centroid at 42.7698, -73.9572 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rotterdam scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rotterdam

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

2.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,138 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rotterdam

4.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rotterdam

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rotterdam

4.0

How Rotterdam compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

12%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

8.1%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
24.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rotterdam

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 6.6/10. 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 Rotterdam, 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 C ("Declining"), 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 5th 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 36093033003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093033003?

Census tract 36093033003 in Rotterdam scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36093033003?

Median gross rent is $1,138/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36093033003?

2.8% of residents in tract 36093033003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,811.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36093033003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 6th, minority 32th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 36093033003 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36093033003 compare to Rotterdam overall?

Tract 36093033003 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Rotterdam at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rotterdam; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36093033003 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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 Rotterdam

Top eight tracts in Rotterdam ranked by composite eviction-risk score.