1 census tracts · pop 1,884 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Downtown is a one-tract neighborhood of Ithaca, NY and houses 1,884 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, in the High tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Ithaca rate of 41.3%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 96% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.2/10. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate.
That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Ithaca. The closest comparables inside the same city are Collegetown and Fall Creek. Average gross rent runs $1,408, close to the Ithaca average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs IthacaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Downtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
19.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 1 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 Downtown compare to Ithaca overall?
Downtown scores 0.6 points higher than Ithaca overall (9.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $1,408 vs $1,447.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $1,408/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
96% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 70% in Ithaca). The neighborhood has 1,884 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 40th 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
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ithaca as a whole (9.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 2,006 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
