Within neighborhood
96
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #550 of 84,120 nationally
Gravesend Eviction Risk: High , New York
Tract 36047039400 · Kings County, NY · pop 1,970 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Here is how census tract 36047039400, in the Gravesend neighborhood of New York eviction laws, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (High tier) across a population of 1,970. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,753 monthly, set against $40,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 52% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
8.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units706
Renter share59.6%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate36.3%
Median income$40,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
89
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New York and the region
Centroid at 40.5985, -73.9651 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gravesend scores 8.9
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
36.3% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,753 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%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
- 9%Grade B
- 91%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.
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)
- 132Total filings over 7 yrs
- 3.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2001)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% 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.
- 19.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 26.4%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 10.4%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 34.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gravesend
The score leans hardest on 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 above 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 132 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2001.
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 underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: New York eviction laws sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.
Frequently asked
About tract 36047039400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36047039400?
Census tract 36047039400 in the Gravesend neighborhood scores 8.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36047039400?
Median gross rent is $1,753/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36047039400?
36.3% of residents in tract 36047039400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,970.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36047039400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 90th, minority 29th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 36047039400 considered part of Gravesend?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36047039400 fall within Gravesend (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36047039400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 36047039400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.52% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 36047039400 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.2% 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. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 36047039400 compare to New York overall?
Tract 36047039400 scores 8.9/10, 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 36047039400 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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