Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally

Bellevue Eviction Risk: Elevated , Rotterdam

Tract 36093021200 · Schenectady County, NY · pop 2,876 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 36093021200 reflects conditions in the Bellevue area of Rotterdam, New York. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $898 a month while the average household earns $51,989 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,362

Renter share42.2%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate11.2%

Median income$51,989

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rotterdam and the region

Centroid at 42.7999, -73.9706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bellevue scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rotterdam

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

11.2% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$898 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rotterdam

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rotterdam

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rotterdam

8.2

How Bellevue compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

79%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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
80%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 Bellevue. 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.

15.2%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
28.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bellevue

What moves this score most is 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 Rotterdam, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Schenectady County average of 6.0 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th 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.

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 36093021200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093021200?

Census tract 36093021200 in the Bellevue neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36093021200?

Median gross rent is $898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36093021200?

11.2% of residents in tract 36093021200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,876.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36093021200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 14th, minority 49th, housing 48th.

Is tract 36093021200 considered part of Bellevue?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36093021200 fall within Bellevue (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36093021200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.2% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36093021200 compare to Rotterdam overall?

Tract 36093021200 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Rotterdam at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rotterdam; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36093021200 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

Highest-risk tracts in Rotterdam

Top eight tracts in Rotterdam ranked by composite eviction-risk score.