Neighborhood · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally

Northside Eviction Risk: High , Binghamton

Tract 36007000400 · Broome County, NY · pop 2,005 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Here is how census tract 36007000400, in Northside in Binghamton eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,005. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $826 a month against an average household income of $39,375 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 26% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units867

Renter share58.1%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate30.5%

Median income$39,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Binghamton and the region

Centroid at 42.1181, -75.8986 · click any tract to drill in

Why Northside scores 8.2

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

30.5% poverty · this tract

7.6

Supply constraint

$826 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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 Northside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

73%Socioeconomic
79%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
50%Grade B
28%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Northside. 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.

20.8%Housing insecurity
14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
26.6%Food insecurity
29.6%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
20.1%Frequent mental distress
36.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Northside

The heaviest input here 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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.

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

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 36007000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36007000400?

Census tract 36007000400 in the Northside neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 36007000400?

Median gross rent is $826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36007000400?

30.5% of residents in tract 36007000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,005.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36007000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 79th, minority 52th, housing 60th.

Is tract 36007000400 considered part of Northside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36007000400 fall within Northside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36007000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36007000400 compare to Binghamton overall?

Tract 36007000400 scores 8.2/10, lower than 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 36007000400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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Top eight tracts in Binghamton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.