Census Tract · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Sparrow Bush Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36071011602 ·
Orange County, NY · pop 3,802 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Sparrow Bush
36071011602 is a census tract in Sparrow Bush, NY. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,802 residents. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 13%Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$81,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Sparrow Bush
Moderate
Within county
54th percentile
#43 of 92 tracts In Orange County
Moderate
Within state
32th percentile
#3,689 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
81th percentile
#16,032 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sparrow Bush and the region
Centroid at 41.4598, -74.6766 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparrow Bush scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sparrow Bush
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,298 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sparrow Bush
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sparrow Bush
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sparrow Bush
5.0
How Sparrow Bush compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
11.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sparrow Bush
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.4/10.
Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Against Orange County at 49.0%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
It tracks the Orange County average of 6.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,298, close to the Sparrow Bush average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $81,449.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36071011602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36071011602?
Census tract 36071011602 in Sparrow Bush scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36071011602?
Median gross rent is $1,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36071011602?
5.8% of residents in tract 36071011602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,802.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36071011602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 60th, minority 52th, housing 18th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36071011602 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36071011602 compare to Sparrow Bush overall?
Tract 36071011602 scores 6.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Sparrow Bush at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sparrow Bush; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.