Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally

First Ward Eviction Risk: Elevated , Binghamton

Tract 36007014000 · Broome County, NY · pop 3,016 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 36007014000 runs through the First Ward area of Binghamton. With 3,016 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $796 a month against an average household income of $39,865 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 22% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units1,267

Renter share72.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate31.5%

Median income$39,865

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Binghamton and the region

Centroid at 42.1098, -75.9576 · click any tract to drill in

Why First Ward scores 7.8

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

31.5% poverty · this tract

7.9

Supply constraint

$796 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Binghamton

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Binghamton

3.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Binghamton

5.6

How First Ward 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.

88%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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
21%Grade B
38%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 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.

24.0%Housing insecurity
16.7%Utility-shutoff threat
32.2%Food insecurity
35.1%SNAP enrollment
16.8%Transit barriers
11.4%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in First Ward

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 24.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), 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 36007014000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36007014000?

Census tract 36007014000 in the First Ward neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 36007014000?

Median gross rent is $796/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36007014000?

31.5% of residents in tract 36007014000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,016.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36007014000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 86th, minority 55th, housing 60th.

Is tract 36007014000 considered part of First Ward?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36007014000 fall within First Ward (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36007014000 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.0% 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. 16.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36007014000 compare to Binghamton overall?

Tract 36007014000 scores 7.8/10, 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 36007014000 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

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