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Collegetown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ithaca

Tract 36109000202 · Tompkins County, NY · pop 1,735 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 36109000202, in the Collegetown neighborhood of Ithaca eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,735. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,407 monthly, set against $56,827 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 77% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 25% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units873

Renter share77.4%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate53.6%

Median income$56,827

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ithaca and the region

Centroid at 42.4398, -76.4891 · click any tract to drill in

Why Collegetown scores 7.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ithaca

7.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

53.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,407 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ithaca

9.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ithaca

9.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ithaca

9.2

How Collegetown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

41%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Collegetown. 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.

15.2%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility-shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
15.5%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
23.6%Frequent mental distress
28.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Collegetown

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ithaca eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tompkins County average of 6.5 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36109000202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36109000202?

Census tract 36109000202 in the Collegetown neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated 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 36109000202?

Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36109000202?

53.6% of residents in tract 36109000202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,735.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36109000202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 1th, minority 45th, housing 64th.

Is tract 36109000202 considered part of Collegetown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36109000202 fall within Collegetown (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36109000202 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36109000202 compare to Ithaca overall?

Tract 36109000202 scores 7.9/10, lower than the parent city of Ithaca at 8.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ithaca eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ithaca

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