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

Barnard Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rochester

Tract 36055008600 · Monroe County, NY · pop 4,448 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

For landlords sizing up the Barnard area of Rochester, census tract 36055008600 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #12,973 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,019 a month while the average household earns $56,722 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 12% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units2,078

Renter share33.1%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate12.0%

Median income$56,722

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.2235, -77.6249 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barnard 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

12.0% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,019 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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 Barnard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

42%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
20%Grade B
11%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 Barnard. 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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
26.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barnard

The score leans hardest on 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 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), 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 36055008600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055008600?

Census tract 36055008600 in the Barnard 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 36055008600?

Median gross rent is $1,019/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055008600?

12.0% of residents in tract 36055008600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,448.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055008600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 77th, minority 53th, housing 42th.

Is tract 36055008600 considered part of Barnard?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055008600 fall within Barnard (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055008600 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055008600 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055008600 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 36055008600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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