Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

West Mount Vernon Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36119001505 · Westchester County, NY · pop 2,020 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

36119001505 is a census tract in the West Mount Vernon area of Yonkers, NY. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 21% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units965

Renter share37.6%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$89,899

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region

Centroid at 40.9110, -73.8540 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Mount Vernon scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,786 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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: 37

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

34%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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
39%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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
21.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Mount Vernon

What pushes it up most is eviction-process difficulty at 9/10. It sits 2.1 points above the Westchester County average of 7.8.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.3/10.

Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,786, close to the Yonkers average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $89,899.

38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 36119001505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119001505?

Census tract 36119001505 in the West Mount Vernon neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High 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 36119001505?

Median gross rent is $1,786/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119001505?

9.3% of residents in tract 36119001505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,020.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119001505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 5th, minority 74th, housing 73th.

Is tract 36119001505 considered part of West Mount Vernon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119001505 fall within West Mount Vernon (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36119001505 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36119001505 compare to Mount Vernon overall?

Tract 36119001505 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 8.7/10. 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.

Was tract 36119001505 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.