Neighborhood · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

Melrose Eviction Risk: High , Albany

Tract 36001000302 · Albany County, NY · pop 3,200 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Eviction risk in the Melrose area of Albany centers on tract 36001000302, which scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,200 residents. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,397 a month against an average household income of $54,375 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 24% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units1,836

Renter share70.9%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate20.6%

Median income$54,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6821, -73.7842 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melrose scores 8

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

20.6% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,397 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Melrose compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

58%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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.

2%Grade A
0%Grade B
23%Grade C
2%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 Melrose. 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.

12.2%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
11.8%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
25.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Melrose

What moves this score most 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Part of this tract, about 2% 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.

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 36001000302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001000302?

Census tract 36001000302 in the Melrose neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 36001000302?

Median gross rent is $1,397/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001000302?

20.6% of residents in tract 36001000302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,200.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001000302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 48th, minority 56th, housing 59th.

Is tract 36001000302 considered part of Melrose?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001000302 fall within Melrose (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001000302 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.2% 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 36001000302 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001000302 scores 8/10, 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 36001000302 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. 2% 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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