2 census tracts · pop 8,849 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.1–6.3
Dixon Heights spans 2 census tracts of Glens Falls North, NY, population 8,849. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 27.7% citywide, putting Dixon Heights 18.1% over its own city.
26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 7.1/10. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate.
4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Against average income of $82,423, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,212, close to the Glens Falls North average. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dixon Heights vs Glens Falls NorthHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority6%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dixon Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.2%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dixon Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dixon Heights?
Dixon Heights scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Dixon Heights compare to Glens Falls North overall?
Dixon Heights scores 0.2 points lower than Glens Falls North overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,212 vs $1,235.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dixon Heights?
Average gross rent in Dixon Heights is $1,212/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dixon Heights residents are renters?
34% of Dixon Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Glens Falls North). The neighborhood has 8,849 residents.
Q5
Is Dixon Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Dixon Heights sits in the 43rd 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
Which tracts in Dixon Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dixon Heights is census tract 36113070701 (score 6.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.1 to 6.3, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Dixon Heights for landlords?
Dixon Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Glens Falls North as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dixon Heights?
Dixon Heights has 9,041 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.5%), Other / Multiracial (4%), Hispanic / Latino (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
