Neighborhood · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Greenpoint Eviction Risk: High , New York

Tract 36047044901 · Kings County, NY · pop 3,041 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 36047044901 covers Greenpoint in New York, home to 3,041 residents. For landlords it grades 7.4/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,203 monthly, set against $61,451 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 99% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 57% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units1,017

Renter share99.1%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate26.8%

Median income$61,451

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New York and the region

Centroid at 40.7198, -73.9380 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenpoint scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

26.8% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,203 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 Greenpoint compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

91%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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
0%Grade C
13%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 Greenpoint. 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.

29.8%Housing insecurity
18.9%Utility-shutoff threat
38.6%Food insecurity
36.1%SNAP enrollment
18.0%Transit barriers
14.7%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
35.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenpoint

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 29.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.9% 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 13% 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 36047044901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36047044901?

Census tract 36047044901 in the Greenpoint neighborhood scores 8.5/10 (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 36047044901?

Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36047044901?

26.8% of residents in tract 36047044901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,041.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36047044901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 88th, minority 87th, housing 93th.

Is tract 36047044901 considered part of Greenpoint?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36047044901 fall within Greenpoint (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36047044901 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.8% 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. 18.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36047044901 compare to New York overall?

Tract 36047044901 scores 8.5/10, 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.

Was tract 36047044901 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. 13% 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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