Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Barnard Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rochester

Tract 36055013901 · Monroe County, NY · pop 4,328 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 36055013901 in Barnard in Rochester ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,328 residents. That is riskier than roughly 74% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,619 monthly, set against $70,967 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 7% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,681

Renter share20.8%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$70,967

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester and the region

Centroid at 43.2226, -77.6508 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barnard scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rochester

7.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,619 rent vs county FMR

6.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rochester

7.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rochester

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rochester

5.0

How Barnard compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

34%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
74%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
44%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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
31.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barnard

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.3/10. 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 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 36055013901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055013901?

Census tract 36055013901 in the Barnard neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 36055013901?

Median gross rent is $1,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055013901?

7.4% of residents in tract 36055013901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,328.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055013901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 70th, minority 48th, housing 74th.

Is tract 36055013901 considered part of Barnard?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055013901 fall within Barnard (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055013901 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055013901 compare to Rochester overall?

Tract 36055013901 scores 5/10, 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 36055013901 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.