Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Outer Comstock Eviction Risk: Elevated , Syracuse

Tract 36067005500 · Onondaga County, NY · pop 3,339 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 36067005500 belongs to the Outer Comstock area of Syracuse, New York. It is home to 3,339 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,027 monthly, set against $37,345 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.5

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 31% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,894

Renter share80.0%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate12.5%

Median income$37,345

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Syracuse and the region

Centroid at 43.0210, -76.1338 · click any tract to drill in

Why Outer Comstock scores 7.5

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

12.5% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,027 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Outer Comstock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

72%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
89%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
14%Grade B
47%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.

17.7%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
22.0%Food insecurity
21.6%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
32.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Outer Comstock

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 in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 36067005500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36067005500?

Census tract 36067005500 in the Outer Comstock neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 36067005500?

Median gross rent is $1,027/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36067005500?

12.5% of residents in tract 36067005500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,339.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36067005500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 30th, minority 69th, housing 89th.

Is tract 36067005500 considered part of Outer Comstock?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36067005500 fall within Outer Comstock (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36067005500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36067005500 compare to Syracuse overall?

Tract 36067005500 scores 7.5/10, 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 36067005500 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.

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