Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Park Avenue Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rochester

Tract 36055003101 · Monroe County, NY · pop 2,523 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the Park Avenue neighborhood of Rochester for landlords? Census tract 36055003101 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,507 monthly, set against $87,422 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 38% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,574

Renter share63.5%

SVI overall0.14

Poverty rate8.3%

Median income$87,422

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1466, -77.5783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Avenue scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rochester

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

8.3% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,507 rent vs county FMR

5.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rochester

7.0

How Park Avenue compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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

29%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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.

1%Grade A
0%Grade B
96%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 Park Avenue. 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.

7.4%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.3%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
19.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Avenue

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. 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 Rochester eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Monroe 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.

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 36055003101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055003101?

Census tract 36055003101 in the Park Avenue neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 36055003101?

Median gross rent is $1,507/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055003101?

8.3% of residents in tract 36055003101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,523.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055003101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 4th, minority 10th, housing 35th.

Is tract 36055003101 considered part of Park Avenue?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055003101 fall within Park Avenue (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055003101 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055003101 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055003101 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Rochester at 9.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rochester eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055003101 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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