Within neighborhood
73
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
South Ozone Park Eviction Risk: High , New York
Tract 36081018000 · Queens County, NY · pop 1,434 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
36081018000 is a census tract in the South Ozone Park area of New York, NY. It scores 9.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,434 residents. The severe-burden share is 55%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units383
Renter share20.9%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate16.4%
Median income$79,539
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New York and the region
Centroid at 40.6758, -73.8054 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Ozone Park scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New York
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
16.4% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from New York
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New York
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from New York
7.1
How South Ozone Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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
- 0%Grade B
- 100%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.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 87Total filings over 7 yrs
- 13.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.2%Peak (2000)
- 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Ozone Park. 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.
- 27.6%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 35.0%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 16.4%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Ozone Park
80% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Queens County average of 49.8%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.5/10.
Housing insecurity runs 27.6% against 14.2% nationally. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10.
Court records carry 87 eviction filings across 7 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2000 at 18.2% of renter households.
In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. In a typical year about 13.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 21% 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.
Social vulnerability reads 8.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36081018000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36081018000?
Census tract 36081018000 in the South Ozone Park neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36081018000?
Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36081018000?
16.4% of residents in tract 36081018000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,434.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36081018000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 85th, minority 95th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 36081018000 considered part of South Ozone Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36081018000 fall within South Ozone Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36081018000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 87 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 36081018000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.49% of renter households, peaking at 18.2% in 2000. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 36081018000 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.6% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 36081018000 compare to New York overall?
Tract 36081018000 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of New York at 9.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New York eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 36081018000 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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