Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
Collegetown Eviction Risk: High , Ithaca
Tract 36109000202 · Tompkins County, NY · pop 1,735 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 36109000202 sits in the Collegetown area of Ithaca eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.9/10. Population here is 1,735. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Tompkins County average of 51.4%.
Risk score
9.9
High
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.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ithaca and the region
Centroid at 42.4398, -76.4891 · click any tract to drill in
Why Collegetown scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 54%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.8/10. Against the Tompkins County average of 7.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.4 points.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.3/10. This is renter territory: 77% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the national scale it lands near the 100th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,407, close to the Ithaca average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36109000202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36109000202?
Census tract 36109000202 in the Collegetown neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High 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 36109000202?
Median gross rent is $1,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 36109000202 compare to Ithaca overall?
Tract 36109000202 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Ithaca at 9.3/10. 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.
Tract · NY
Collegetown
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Downtown
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Collegetown
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Collegetown
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Fall Creek
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
36109001000
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Northside Triangle
9.7
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Northeast Ithaca
8.6
/ 10 · High
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