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Washington Square Eviction Risk: High , Syracuse

Tract 36067000501 · Onondaga County, NY · pop 2,319 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 7.1/10, tract 36067000501 in the Washington Square area of Syracuse ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,319 residents. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,093 a month against an average household income of $30,104 a year, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 81% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 32% Owners 18%

Tract context

Occupied units975

Renter share81.4%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate50.2%

Median income$30,104

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Syracuse and the region

Centroid at 43.0638, -76.1570 · click any tract to drill in

Why Washington Square scores 8.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Syracuse

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

50.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,093 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Syracuse

6.5

How Washington Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

95%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
76%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
0%Grade C
48%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 Washington Square. 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.

31.5%Housing insecurity
23.4%Utility-shutoff threat
43.6%Food insecurity
47.8%SNAP enrollment
22.7%Transit barriers
14.2%No health insurance
23.2%Frequent mental distress
41.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Washington Square

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $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 Syracuse eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Onondaga County average of 5.9 and above 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 31.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 48% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 36067000501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36067000501?

Census tract 36067000501 in the Washington Square neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (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 36067000501?

Median gross rent is $1,093/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36067000501?

50.2% of residents in tract 36067000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,319.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36067000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 91th, minority 79th, housing 76th.

Is tract 36067000501 considered part of Washington Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36067000501 fall within Washington Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36067000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.5% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36067000501 compare to Syracuse overall?

Tract 36067000501 scores 8.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Syracuse at 8.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Syracuse eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36067000501 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 48% 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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