Within neighborhood
73
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Springfield Gardens Eviction Risk: Elevated , New York
Tract 36081037600 · Queens County, NY · pop 6,274 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 36081037600 covers the Springfield Gardens area of New York, home to 6,274 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,077 a month while the average household earns $96,188 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,947
Renter share28.5%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$96,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
24
th percentile
Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across New York and the region
Centroid at 40.6878, -73.7541 · click any tract to drill in
Why Springfield Gardens scores 6.3
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,077 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 Springfield Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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
- 98%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)
- 278Total filings over 7 yrs
- 7.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.6%Peak (2002)
- 44Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Springfield 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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.5%Food insecurity
- 17.4%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Springfield Gardens
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 57th 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 36081037600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36081037600?
Census tract 36081037600 in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 36081037600?
Median gross rent is $2,077/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36081037600?
7.2% of residents in tract 36081037600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,274.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36081037600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 62th, minority 99th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 36081037600 considered part of Springfield Gardens?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36081037600 fall within Springfield Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36081037600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 278 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 36081037600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.97% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 36081037600 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 36081037600 compare to New York overall?
Tract 36081037600 scores 6.3/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 36081037600 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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