Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #2,438 of 84,120 nationally
Gravesend Eviction Risk: Elevated , New York
Tract 36047037401 · Kings County, NY · pop 4,602 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Gravesend area of New York is where census tract 36047037401 sits, home to 4,602 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,655 monthly, set against $58,560 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,809
Renter share68.6%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$58,560
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New York and the region
Centroid at 40.5880, -73.9678 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gravesend scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New York
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,655 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New York
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New York
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from New York
7.1
How Gravesend compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
- 2%Grade C
- 80%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.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 594Total filings over 7 yrs
- 5.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.4%Peak (2006)
- 105Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 19% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Gravesend. 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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 12.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gravesend
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 New York eviction laws, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kings County average of 7.3 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 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 87th 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 36047037401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36047037401?
Census tract 36047037401 in the Gravesend 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36047037401?
Median gross rent is $1,655/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36047037401?
16.1% of residents in tract 36047037401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,602.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36047037401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 99th, minority 45th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 36047037401 considered part of Gravesend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36047037401 fall within Gravesend (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36047037401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 594 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 36047037401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.50% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 36047037401 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 36047037401 compare to New York overall?
Tract 36047037401 scores 7.8/10, lower than the parent city of New York at 9.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New York eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 36047037401 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. 80% 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 New York
Top eight tracts in New York ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · NY
Mott Haven
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Belmont
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Melrose
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Morrisania
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
High Bridge
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Morris Heights
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Morris Heights
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Tract · NY
Mott Haven
9.6
/ 10 · Very High
Related