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Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Sunnyside Gardens Eviction Risk: High , New York

Tract 36081023501 · Queens County, NY · pop 4,467 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 36081023501 covers part of the Sunnyside Gardens area of New York, NY, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,467. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.

Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 49% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,632
Renter share92.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$58,279

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 31 tracts In Sunnyside Gardens
Very High
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#682 of 2,324 tracts In New York
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#103 of 724 tracts In Queens County
High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New York and the region

Centroid at 40.7377, -73.9181 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunnyside Gardens scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,501 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Sunnyside Gardens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunnyside Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / state9.9This tracttract 0235019.6New Yorkparent city9.3Countyavg tract in county7.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

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.

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 Sunnyside Gardens. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sunnyside Gardens

92% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,501, 18% below the New York average. Food insecurity runs 26.8% against 17.8% nationally.

This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Queens. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36081023501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36081023501?

Census tract 36081023501 in the Sunnyside Gardens 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 36081023501?

Median gross rent is $1,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36081023501?

17.3% of residents in tract 36081023501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,467.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36081023501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 52th, minority 94th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 36081023501 considered part of Sunnyside Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36081023501 fall within Sunnyside Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36081023501 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.1% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 36081023501 compare to New York overall?

Tract 36081023501 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.
Q8

Was tract 36081023501 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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