1 census tracts · pop 4,015 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Fall Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Ithaca, NY and houses 4,015 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.9/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 52%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Ithaca baseline of 41.3%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.2/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
4.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate.
At $1,350 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Ithaca commands. Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Ithaca, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Downtown and Collegetown score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $64,783.
One tract means one number: 9.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.9
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fall Creek vs IthacaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fall Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.8%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
20.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fall Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fall Creek?
Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek compare to Ithaca overall?
Fall Creek scores 0.6 points higher than Ithaca overall (9.3/10). Renters spend 75% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $1,350 vs $1,447.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fall Creek?
Average gross rent in Fall Creek is $1,350/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fall Creek residents are renters?
55% of Fall Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 70% in Ithaca). The neighborhood has 4,015 residents.
Q5
Is Fall Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Fall Creek sits in the 42nd 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 Fall Creek for landlords?
Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek?
Fall Creek has 4,101 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73%), Hispanic / Latino (13.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
