Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Southside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Binghamton

Tract 36007001700 · Broome County, NY · pop 4,491 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

For landlords sizing up the Southside area of Binghamton, census tract 36007001700 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $843 monthly, set against $52,603 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 21% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units2,035

Renter share42.4%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate17.7%

Median income$52,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Binghamton and the region

Centroid at 42.0819, -75.9045 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southside scores 7.2

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

17.7% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$843 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Southside 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
67%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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
32%Grade B
40%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 Southside. 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.

13.6%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southside

The score leans hardest on 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 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 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

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 36007001700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36007001700?

Census tract 36007001700 in the Southside neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 36007001700?

Median gross rent is $843/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36007001700?

17.7% of residents in tract 36007001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,491.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36007001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 67th, minority 43th, housing 68th.

Is tract 36007001700 considered part of Southside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36007001700 fall within Southside (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36007001700 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36007001700 compare to Binghamton overall?

Tract 36007001700 scores 7.2/10, 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 36007001700 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.

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Highest-risk tracts in Binghamton

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