Neighborhood · Ranked #1,455 of 84,120 nationally

First Ward Eviction Risk: High , Binghamton

Tract 36007000200 · Broome County, NY · pop 3,221 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 36007000200 belongs to First Ward in Binghamton, New York. It is home to 3,221 residents and scores 6.7/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $860 a month while the average household earns $42,204 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 27% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,575

Renter share49.1%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate30.0%

Median income$42,204

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Binghamton and the region

Centroid at 42.1105, -75.9317 · click any tract to drill in

Why First Ward scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Binghamton

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

30.0% poverty · this tract

7.5

Supply constraint

$860 rent vs county FMR

2.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Binghamton

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Binghamton

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Binghamton

8.0

How First Ward compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

86%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
58%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
50%Grade C
9%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 First Ward. 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.

19.9%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
26.9%SNAP enrollment
13.5%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
19.1%Frequent mental distress
34.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in First Ward

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Binghamton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Broome County average of 6.1 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 9% 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 36007000200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36007000200?

Census tract 36007000200 in the First Ward neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (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 36007000200?

Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36007000200?

30.0% of residents in tract 36007000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,221.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36007000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 69th, minority 55th, housing 58th.

Is tract 36007000200 considered part of First Ward?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36007000200 fall within First Ward (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36007000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.9% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36007000200 compare to Binghamton overall?

Tract 36007000200 scores 8.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Binghamton at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Binghamton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36007000200 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. 9% 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 Binghamton

Top eight tracts in Binghamton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.