1 census tracts · pop 4,241 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Dunwoodie Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Yonkers, NY, population 4,241. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. The severe-burden share is 60%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
62% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Yonkers rate of 32.7%. At $2,505 a month, rents sit 40% over what the rest of Yonkers commands.
What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.5/10. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Yonkers, it ranks #9 by risk, the middle third. At 26% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $147,404.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dunwoodie Heights vs YonkersHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunwoodie Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
25.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dunwoodie Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dunwoodie Heights?
Dunwoodie Heights scores 9.3/10 (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 Dunwoodie Heights compare to Yonkers overall?
Dunwoodie Heights scores 0.1 points lower than Yonkers overall (9.4/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,505 vs $1,784.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dunwoodie Heights?
Average gross rent in Dunwoodie Heights is $2,505/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dunwoodie Heights residents are renters?
26% of Dunwoodie Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Yonkers). The neighborhood has 4,241 residents.
Q5
Is Dunwoodie Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Dunwoodie Heights sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Dunwoodie Heights for landlords?
Dunwoodie Heights carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). 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 Yonkers as a whole (9.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Dunwoodie Heights?
Dunwoodie Heights has 4,562 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (48.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
