Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Poughkeepsie Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36027220101 · Dutchess County, NY · pop 3,869

Census tract 36027220101 runs through Poughkeepsie. With 3,869 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,207 a month while the average household earns $43,639 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 30% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,771

Renter share84.9%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$43,639

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Poughkeepsie and the region

Centroid at 41.7091, -73.9331 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poughkeepsie scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,207 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Poughkeepsie

8.0

How Poughkeepsie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

92%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
14%Grade C
70%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

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.

23.2%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
29.5%Food insecurity
30.5%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Poughkeepsie

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Poughkeepsie eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dutchess County average of 5.7 and above 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 23.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 70% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 36027220101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36027220101?

Census tract 36027220101 in Poughkeepsie scores 8.1/10 (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 36027220101?

Median gross rent is $1,207/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36027220101?

20.2% of residents in tract 36027220101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,869.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36027220101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 90th, minority 74th, housing 68th.

What share of households in tract 36027220101 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36027220101 compare to Poughkeepsie overall?

Tract 36027220101 scores 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of Poughkeepsie at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Poughkeepsie eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36027220101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 70% 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 Poughkeepsie

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