Neighborhood · Ranked #2,005 of 84,120 nationally

University Neighborhood Eviction Risk: High , Syracuse

Tract 36067004401 · Onondaga County, NY · pop 3,014 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 36067004401 in University Neighborhood in Syracuse ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,014 residents. On the national scale it ranks #7,225 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,333 a month against an average household income of $58,194 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 19% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,359

Renter share57.3%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate25.2%

Median income$58,194

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Syracuse and the region

Centroid at 43.0335, -76.1209 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Neighborhood scores 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

25.2% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,333 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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 University Neighborhood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

64%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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.

20%Grade A
79%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.

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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
28.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Neighborhood

The score leans hardest on 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.

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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36067004401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36067004401?

Census tract 36067004401 in the University Neighborhood neighborhood scores 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 36067004401?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36067004401?

25.2% of residents in tract 36067004401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,014.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36067004401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 3th, minority 46th, housing 24th.

Is tract 36067004401 considered part of University Neighborhood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36067004401 fall within University Neighborhood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36067004401 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36067004401 compare to Syracuse overall?

Tract 36067004401 scores 8/10, 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 36067004401 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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