Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Nepera Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Yonkers

Tract 36119000900 · Westchester County, NY · pop 3,419 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the Nepera Park area of Yonkers centers on tract 36119000900, which scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,419 residents. It lands near the 86th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,145 a month against an average household income of $121,875 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 14% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,034

Renter share26.6%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate3.8%

Median income$121,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Yonkers and the region

Centroid at 40.9740, -73.8704 · click any tract to drill in

Why Nepera Park scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Yonkers

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

3.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,145 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Yonkers

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Yonkers

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Yonkers

8.5

How Nepera Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

27%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
76%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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
25%Grade C
17%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 Nepera Park. 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.

11.5%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
12.8%Frequent mental distress
22.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Nepera Park

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 Yonkers eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

Part of this tract, about 17% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% 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 36119000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119000900?

Census tract 36119000900 in the Nepera Park neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36119000900?

Median gross rent is $2,145/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119000900?

3.8% of residents in tract 36119000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,419.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 8th, minority 76th, housing 76th.

Is tract 36119000900 considered part of Nepera Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119000900 fall within Nepera Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36119000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.5% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36119000900 compare to Yonkers overall?

Tract 36119000900 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Yonkers at 9.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Yonkers eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36119000900 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. 17% 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.

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Highest-risk tracts in Yonkers

Top eight tracts in Yonkers ranked by composite eviction-risk score.