2 census tracts · pop 6,563 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.6/10
· range 9.1–9.9
Pinckney Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Mount Vernon, NY and houses 6,563 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.6/10, placing it in the High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Mount Vernon rate of 32.1%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 83% 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. 25% 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.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
14.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That places it #2 of 7 neighborhoods in Mount Vernon.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,680, close to the Mount Vernon average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $73,104.
With little internal variation, 9.6/10 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
9.6
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Pinckney Heights vs Mount VernonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pinckney Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.2%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
25.9%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pinckney Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pinckney Heights?
Pinckney Heights scores 9.6/10 (High 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 Pinckney Heights compare to Mount Vernon overall?
Pinckney Heights scores 0.9 points higher than Mount Vernon overall (8.7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,680 vs $1,629.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pinckney Heights?
Average gross rent in Pinckney Heights is $1,680/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pinckney Heights residents are renters?
83% of Pinckney Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Mount Vernon). The neighborhood has 6,563 residents.
Q5
Is Pinckney Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Pinckney Heights sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Pinckney Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Pinckney Heights is census tract 36119004001 (score 9.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.1 to 9.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Pinckney Heights for landlords?
Pinckney Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.6/10). 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 Mount Vernon as a whole (8.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Pinckney Heights?
Pinckney Heights has 7,542 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (51.8%), Hispanic / Latino (23.4%), Other / Multiracial (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.