Neighborhood · Ranked #798 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Park Eviction Risk: High , Rochester

Tract 36055003300 · Monroe County, NY · pop 1,524 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 36055003300 in the Highland Park neighborhood of Rochester ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,524 residents. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $501 a month while the average household earns $21,000 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.7

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 45% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,032

Renter share80.2%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate43.0%

Median income$21,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1409, -77.5997 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Park scores 8.7

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

43.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$501 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Highland Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

62%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
62%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
0%Grade B
100%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 Highland Park. 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.

20.2%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
28.9%SNAP enrollment
14.0%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Monroe County average of 6.1 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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 36055003300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055003300?

Census tract 36055003300 in the Highland Park neighborhood scores 8.7/10 (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 36055003300?

Median gross rent is $501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055003300?

43.0% of residents in tract 36055003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,524.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055003300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 43th, minority 64th, housing 62th.

Is tract 36055003300 considered part of Highland Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055003300 fall within Highland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055003300 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055003300 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055003300 scores 8.7/10, 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 36055003300 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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