Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Emerald Greens Eviction Risk: Moderate , Troy

Tract 36083041101 · Rensselaer County, NY · pop 2,999 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is the Emerald Greens neighborhood of Troy for landlords? Census tract 36083041101 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,397 a month while the average household earns $95,750 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 27% Owners 62%

Tract context

Occupied units1,605

Renter share37.4%

SVI overall0.16

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$95,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Troy and the region

Centroid at 42.7009, -73.6723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerald Greens scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Troy

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,397 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Troy

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Troy

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Troy

7.8

How Emerald Greens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 16

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

16%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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
23%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.

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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Emerald Greens

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Troy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Rensselaer County average of 5.8 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 9% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36083041101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36083041101?

Census tract 36083041101 in the Emerald Greens neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36083041101?

Median gross rent is $1,397/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36083041101?

6.1% of residents in tract 36083041101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,999.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36083041101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 25th, minority 28th, housing 28th.

Is tract 36083041101 considered part of Emerald Greens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36083041101 fall within Emerald Greens (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36083041101 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36083041101 compare to Troy overall?

Tract 36083041101 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Troy at 8.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Troy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36083041101 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. 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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