Neighborhood · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Rochdale Village Eviction Risk: High , New York

Tract 36081033403 · Queens County, NY · pop 4,346 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 36081033403 runs through the Rochdale Village neighborhood of New York. With 4,346 residents, it scores 7.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,124 a month against an average household income of $52,973 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 88% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 43% Owners 13%

Tract context

Occupied units2,283

Renter share87.5%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$52,973

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New York and the region

Centroid at 40.6775, -73.7757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rochdale Village scores 8.1

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

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,124 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 Rochdale Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

65%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
37%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
5%Grade C
9%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rochdale Village. 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.

26.5%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
14.7%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rochdale Village

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 New York eviction laws, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Queens County average of 7.0 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 36081033403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36081033403?

Census tract 36081033403 in the Rochdale Village neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (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 36081033403?

Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36081033403?

20.4% of residents in tract 36081033403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,346.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36081033403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 69th, minority 99th, housing 37th.

Is tract 36081033403 considered part of Rochdale Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36081033403 fall within Rochdale Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36081033403 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36081033403 compare to New York overall?

Tract 36081033403 scores 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of New York at 9.7/10. 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.

Was tract 36081033403 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 9% 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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