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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Springfield Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate , New York

Tract 36081062000 · Queens County, NY · pop 1,370 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 36081062000 covers the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of New York, home to 1,370 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,762 a month against an average household income of $118,646 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 4% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units504
Renter share8.7%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$118,646

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 12 tracts In Springfield Gardens
Very Low
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#2,072 of 2,324 tracts In New York
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#657 of 724 tracts In Queens County
Very Low
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#3,063 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across New York and the region

Centroid at 40.6811, -73.7378 · click any tract to drill in

Why Springfield Gardens scores 5.8

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
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,762 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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.
Springfield Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 062000New York: 9.79.7New Yorkparent cityCounty: 6.86.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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.

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)

  • 9Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.6%Peak (2005)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 360810620002000: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)2005: 3 filings (1.55/100 renter HHs)2006: 2 filings (1.04/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Springfield Gardens

The heaviest input here 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 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 safer side for landlords.

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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 9 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2005.

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 36081062000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36081062000?

Census tract 36081062000 in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 36081062000?

Median gross rent is $1,762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36081062000?

1.1% of residents in tract 36081062000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,370.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36081062000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 72th, minority 99th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 36081062000 considered part of Springfield Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36081062000 fall within Springfield Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 36081062000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 36081062000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.93% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2005. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 36081062000 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 36081062000 compare to New York overall?

Tract 36081062000 scores 5.8/10, 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 36081062000 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.
Sibling tracts

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