Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally

Far Westside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Syracuse

Tract 36067002901 · Onondaga County, NY · pop 2,815 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Far Westside neighborhood of Syracuse anchors census tract 36067002901, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 60% of US census tracts.

25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,158 a month while the average household earns $80,000 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.9

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 43% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,420

Renter share56.5%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$80,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Syracuse and the region

Centroid at 43.0442, -76.1819 · click any tract to drill in

Why Far Westside scores 6.9

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

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,158 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Far Westside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 8

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

27%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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
18%Grade B
13%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 Far Westside. 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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
21.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far Westside

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Syracuse eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Onondaga County average of 5.9 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36067002901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36067002901?

Census tract 36067002901 in the Far Westside neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 36067002901?

Median gross rent is $1,158/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36067002901?

15.5% of residents in tract 36067002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,815.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36067002901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 3th, minority 17th, housing 21th.

Is tract 36067002901 considered part of Far Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36067002901 fall within Far Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36067002901 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36067002901 compare to Syracuse overall?

Tract 36067002901 scores 6.9/10, lower than 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 36067002901 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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