Within neighborhood
70
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,210 of 84,120 nationally
Eastchester Heights Eviction Risk: High , New York
Tract 36005034400 · Bronx County, NY · pop 1,993 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 9.8/10, tract 36005034400 in the Eastchester Heights area of New York, NY reads high for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,993. The severe-burden share is 64%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
9.8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units621
Renter share41.1%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$71,920
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New York and the region
Centroid at 40.8684, -73.8571 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastchester Heights scores 9.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New York
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.7
Supply constraint
$2,185 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from New York
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New York
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from New York
7.1
How Eastchester Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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
- 100%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.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 93Total filings over 8 yrs
- 4.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2000)
- 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 45% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Eastchester Heights. 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.
- 27.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.2%Food insecurity
- 27.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.1%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastchester Heights
81% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Bronx County average of 56.0%. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.6/10. Set annual rent against average income of $71,920 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.4/10. SNAP participation runs 27.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $2,185, 20% above the New York average. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 filings here across 8 tracked years.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2000, when 7.6% of renter households were served. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Bronx. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36005034400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36005034400?
Census tract 36005034400 in the Eastchester Heights neighborhood scores 9.8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36005034400?
Median gross rent is $2,185/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36005034400?
31.0% of residents in tract 36005034400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,993.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36005034400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 90th, minority 92th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 36005034400 considered part of Eastchester Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36005034400 fall within Eastchester Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36005034400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 36005034400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.55% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 36005034400 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.4% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 36005034400 compare to New York overall?
Tract 36005034400 scores 9.8/10, right in line with the parent city of New York at 9.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New York eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 36005034400 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 New York
Top eight tracts in New York ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NY
Norwood
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Fort George
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Sunset Park
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Ravenswood
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Bath Beach
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Borough Park
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Bedford-Stuyvesant
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Hillside
9.9
/ 10 · Very High
Related