Neighborhood · Ranked #3,733 of 84,120 nationally

Lark Street Eviction Risk: Elevated , Albany

Tract 36001001400 · Albany County, NY · pop 4,054 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 36001001400 reflects conditions in the Lark Street neighborhood of Albany, New York. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,219 a month while the average household earns $70,409 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 58% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units2,553

Renter share82.0%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$70,409

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6560, -73.7689 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lark Street scores 7.3

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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,219 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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 Lark Street compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

30%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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
12%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.

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.

9.8%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.8%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
19.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lark Street

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 about the same as the Albany County average of 6.0 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 36001001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001001400?

Census tract 36001001400 in the Lark Street neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 36001001400?

Median gross rent is $1,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001001400?

14.8% of residents in tract 36001001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,054.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 7th, minority 44th, housing 63th.

Is tract 36001001400 considered part of Lark Street?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001001400 fall within Lark Street (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001001400 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001001400 scores 7.3/10, 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 36001001400 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.

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