Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Brighton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36055013004 · Monroe County, NY · pop 5,335

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 36055013004 in Brighton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,335 residents. That is riskier than roughly 82% 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 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,421 a month against an average household income of $74,785 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 29% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units2,299

Renter share55.2%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate10.4%

Median income$74,785

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 43.1030, -77.5564 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brighton scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

10.4% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,421 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brighton

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brighton

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brighton

5.5

How Brighton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

31%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%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

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.

7.8%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
3.5%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
20.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brighton

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Brighton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 36055013004

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055013004?

Census tract 36055013004 in Brighton scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 36055013004?

Median gross rent is $1,421/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055013004?

10.4% of residents in tract 36055013004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,335.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055013004?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 31th, minority 47th, housing 42th.

What share of households in tract 36055013004 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.8% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055013004 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 36055013004 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055013004 historically redlined?

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

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brighton

Top eight tracts in Brighton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.