Neighborhood · Ranked #1,292 of 84,120 nationally

Otis Eviction Risk: High , Rochester

Tract 36055004000 · Monroe County, NY · pop 1,595 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 36055004000 in the Otis neighborhood of Rochester ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,595 residents. On the national scale it ranks #6,026 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $961 a month against an average household income of $37,426 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 46% Stable renters 22% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units511

Renter share67.5%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate28.6%

Median income$37,426

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1668, -77.6442 · click any tract to drill in

Why Otis scores 8.4

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

28.6% poverty · this tract

7.2

Supply constraint

$961 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Otis compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

86%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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
92%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.

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.

33.8%Housing insecurity
23.7%Utility-shutoff threat
42.5%Food insecurity
45.9%SNAP enrollment
22.0%Transit barriers
15.4%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
40.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Otis

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 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36055004000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055004000?

Census tract 36055004000 in the Otis neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (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 36055004000?

Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055004000?

28.6% of residents in tract 36055004000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,595.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055004000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 99th, minority 82th, housing 79th.

Is tract 36055004000 considered part of Otis?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055004000 fall within Otis (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055004000 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.8% 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. 23.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055004000 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055004000 scores 8.4/10, 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 36055004000 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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