Hamilton Heights Eviction Risk: High , New York

33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Set annual rent against average income of $39,004 and the ratio lands at 51%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 97% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. On the high side, local political climate reads 8/10.

Food insecurity runs 31.4% against 17.8% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Housing insecurity runs 24.3% against 14.2% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. It sits 0.9 points above the New York County average of 9.0. Court records carry 2,747 eviction filings across 7 observed years.

At $1,645 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of New York commands. The worst year on record was 2006, when 32.7% of renter households were served.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.