Neighborhood · Ranked #947 of 84,120 nationally

Beechwood Eviction Risk: High , Rochester

Tract 36055005800 · Monroe County, NY · pop 3,772 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 36055005800 runs through the Beechwood area of Rochester. With 3,772 residents, it scores 7.2/10 for landlords. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 69% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,240 a month while the average household earns $47,637 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.6

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 17% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,357

Renter share53.4%

SVI overall0.87

Poverty rate36.2%

Median income$47,637

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.1669, -77.5670 · click any tract to drill in

Why Beechwood scores 8.6

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

36.2% poverty · this tract

9.1

Supply constraint

$1,240 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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 Beechwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

89%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
86%Racial/ethnic minority
46%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
1%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 Beechwood. 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.

32.6%Housing insecurity
23.8%Utility-shutoff threat
40.4%Food insecurity
45.1%SNAP enrollment
21.1%Transit barriers
13.6%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Beechwood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.1/10. 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 87th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 32.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.8% 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 36055005800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055005800?

Census tract 36055005800 in the Beechwood neighborhood scores 8.6/10 (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 36055005800?

Median gross rent is $1,240/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055005800?

36.2% of residents in tract 36055005800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,772.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055005800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 93th, minority 86th, housing 46th.

Is tract 36055005800 considered part of Beechwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055005800 fall within Beechwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055005800 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.6% 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. 23.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055005800 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055005800 scores 8.6/10, 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 36055005800 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. 1% 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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