Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Homestead Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rochester

Tract 36055005400 · Monroe County, NY · pop 4,153 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 36055005400 reflects conditions in the Homestead Heights neighborhood of Rochester, New York. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,153 monthly, set against $71,943 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units1,575

Renter share27.5%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate14.7%

Median income$71,943

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1735, -77.5682 · click any tract to drill in

Why Homestead Heights scores 7.1

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

14.7% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,153 rent vs county FMR

3.1

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 Homestead Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

64%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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
87%Grade C
6%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.

19.4%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
18.6%SNAP enrollment
10.8%Transit barriers
8.7%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Homestead Heights

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 in line with 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 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 36055005400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055005400?

Census tract 36055005400 in the Homestead Heights neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 36055005400?

Median gross rent is $1,153/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055005400?

14.7% of residents in tract 36055005400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,153.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055005400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 86th, minority 85th, housing 67th.

Is tract 36055005400 considered part of Homestead Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055005400 fall within Homestead Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055005400 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055005400 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055005400 scores 7.1/10, 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 36055005400 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. 6% 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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