Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

Hudson Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Albany

Tract 36001002200 · Albany County, NY · pop 2,409 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Eviction risk in the Hudson Park neighborhood of Albany centers on tract 36001002200, which scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,409 residents. That is riskier than about 88% of US census tracts.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,249 a month against an average household income of $46,867 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 40% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,470

Renter share71.7%

SVI overall0.44

Poverty rate17.8%

Median income$46,867

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Albany and the region

Centroid at 42.6504, -73.7655 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hudson Park scores 7.8

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

17.8% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,249 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Hudson Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

54%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
61%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
3%Grade C
57%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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
24.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hudson Park

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 in line with 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 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 57% 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 36001002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36001002200?

Census tract 36001002200 in the Hudson Park neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 36001002200?

Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36001002200?

17.8% of residents in tract 36001002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,409.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36001002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 12th, minority 42th, housing 61th.

Is tract 36001002200 considered part of Hudson Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36001002200 fall within Hudson Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36001002200 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36001002200 compare to Albany overall?

Tract 36001002200 scores 7.8/10, 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 36001002200 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. 57% 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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