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

Eastside Eviction Risk: High , Binghamton

Tract 36007000900 · Broome County, NY · pop 1,906 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Eviction risk in Eastside in Binghamton centers on tract 36007000900, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,906 residents. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $811 a month while the average household earns $39,338 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 61% 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 31% Stable renters 31% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units819

Renter share61.4%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate36.0%

Median income$39,338

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Binghamton and the region

Centroid at 42.0990, -75.8889 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastside 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

36.0% poverty · this tract

9.0

Supply constraint

$811 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Eastside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

85%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
44%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
18%Grade B
28%Grade C
14%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 Eastside. 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.

22.2%Housing insecurity
15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
29.0%Food insecurity
32.8%SNAP enrollment
15.2%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
37.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eastside

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% 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 36007000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36007000900?

Census tract 36007000900 in the Eastside 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 36007000900?

Median gross rent is $811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36007000900?

36.0% of residents in tract 36007000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,906.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36007000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 93th, minority 42th, housing 44th.

Is tract 36007000900 considered part of Eastside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36007000900 fall within Eastside (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36007000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.2% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36007000900 compare to Binghamton overall?

Tract 36007000900 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 36007000900 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. 14% 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.