Within neighborhood
13
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
West Mount Vernon Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36119001504 · Westchester County, NY · pop 5,446 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 36119001504 runs through the West Mount Vernon neighborhood of Mount Vernon. With 5,446 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #14,972 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,865 a month while the average household earns $119,424 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,847
Renter share36.0%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$119,424
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region
Centroid at 40.9132, -73.8621 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Mount Vernon scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.5
How West Mount Vernon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 58%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Mount Vernon. 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.
- 15.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.7%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Mount Vernon
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Mount Vernon eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Westchester County average of 6.1 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 36119001504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119001504?
Census tract 36119001504 in the West Mount Vernon neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 36119001504?
Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36119001504?
14.9% of residents in tract 36119001504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,446.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36119001504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 97th, minority 68th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 36119001504 considered part of West Mount Vernon?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119001504 fall within West Mount Vernon (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36119001504 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.3% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36119001504 compare to Mount Vernon overall?
Tract 36119001504 scores 6.6/10, lower than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 9.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Vernon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 36119001504 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mount Vernon
Top eight tracts in Mount Vernon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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