Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Arbor Hill Eviction Risk: High , Albany

Tract 36001000202 · Albany County, NY · pop 2,374 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 36001000202 sits in Arbor Hill in Albany eviction risk, New York eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $764 a month against an average household income of $34,160 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 25% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,197

Renter share63.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate24.5%

Median income$34,160

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6670, -73.7500 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arbor Hill scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Albany

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

24.5% poverty · this tract

6.1

Supply constraint

$764 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Albany

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Albany

7.5

How Arbor Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

74%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
41%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.

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.

32.6%Housing insecurity
23.1%Utility-shutoff threat
38.7%Food insecurity
41.5%SNAP enrollment
19.9%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
35.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arbor Hill

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Albany eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Albany County average of 6.0 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 41% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 36001000202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001000202?

Census tract 36001000202 in the Arbor Hill neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (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 36001000202?

Median gross rent is $764/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001000202?

24.5% of residents in tract 36001000202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,374.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001000202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 72th, minority 89th, housing 50th.

Is tract 36001000202 considered part of Arbor Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001000202 fall within Arbor Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001000202 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.6% 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. 23.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001000202 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001000202 scores 8.5/10, lower than the parent city of Albany at 9.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Albany eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36001000202 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 41% 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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