East Elmhurst Eviction Risk: High , New York

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Set annual rent against average income of $69,821 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8/10.

Housing insecurity runs 26.3% against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 118 eviction filings across 7 observed years.

SNAP participation runs 23.2% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,069, 14% above the New York average. Filings peaked in 2016 at 8.2% of renter households.

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. In a typical year about 5.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.