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Hamilton Hill Eviction Risk: High , Schenectady

Tract 36093020900 · Schenectady County, NY · pop 3,938 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 36093020900 runs through the Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady. With 3,938 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.

73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,196 a month against an average household income of $37,363 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 19% Owners 29%

Tract context

Occupied units1,571

Renter share71.3%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate26.0%

Median income$37,363

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Schenectady and the region

Centroid at 42.8024, -73.9350 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hamilton Hill scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Schenectady

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

26.0% poverty · this tract

6.5

Supply constraint

$1,196 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Schenectady

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Schenectady

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Schenectady

8.2

How Hamilton Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

99%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
69%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
69%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hamilton Hill. 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.

28.6%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
36.7%Food insecurity
35.0%SNAP enrollment
18.9%Transit barriers
13.1%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
37.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hamilton Hill

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Schenectady eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Schenectady County average of 6.0 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 Black and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 36093020900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093020900?

Census tract 36093020900 in the Hamilton Hill neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (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 36093020900?

Median gross rent is $1,196/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36093020900?

26.0% of residents in tract 36093020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,938.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36093020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 69th, minority 90th, housing 69th.

Is tract 36093020900 considered part of Hamilton Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36093020900 fall within Hamilton Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36093020900 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.6% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36093020900 compare to Schenectady overall?

Tract 36093020900 scores 8.2/10, lower than the parent city of Schenectady at 8.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Schenectady eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36093020900 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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