Neighborhood · Ranked #2,663 of 84,120 nationally

South Wedge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rochester

Tract 36055003400 · Monroe County, NY · pop 2,466 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in South Wedge in Rochester centers on tract 36055003400, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,466 residents. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,218 monthly, set against $62,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 74% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 39% Owners 26%

Tract context

Occupied units1,311

Renter share74.1%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate21.6%

Median income$62,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1393, -77.6080 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Wedge scores 7.7

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

21.6% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$1,218 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 South Wedge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

62%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
90%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
56%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 South Wedge. 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.

14.5%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Wedge

What moves this score most 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 36055003400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055003400?

Census tract 36055003400 in the South Wedge neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (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 36055003400?

Median gross rent is $1,218/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055003400?

21.6% of residents in tract 36055003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,466.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055003400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 5th, minority 41th, housing 90th.

Is tract 36055003400 considered part of South Wedge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055003400 fall within South Wedge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055003400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055003400 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055003400 scores 7.7/10, 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 36055003400 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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