Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Woodlawn Eviction Risk: Lower , Schenectady

Tract 36093031902 · Schenectady County, NY · pop 3,042 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 36093031902 belongs to Woodlawn in Schenectady, New York. It is home to 3,042 residents and scores 5.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,083 a month against an average household income of $113,811 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.1

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 15% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units1,292

Renter share30.3%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$113,811

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Schenectady and the region

Centroid at 42.7815, -73.8863 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodlawn scores 2.1

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

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,083 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Schenectady

3.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Schenectady

4.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Schenectady

2.9

How Woodlawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

4%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

12%Grade A
0%Grade B
2%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 Woodlawn. 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.

6.5%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
11.6%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodlawn

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 below the Schenectady County average of 6.0 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36093031902

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36093031902?

Census tract 36093031902 in the Woodlawn neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 36093031902?

Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36093031902?

3.3% of residents in tract 36093031902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,042.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36093031902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 43th, minority 21th, housing 60th.

Is tract 36093031902 considered part of Woodlawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36093031902 fall within Woodlawn (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36093031902 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36093031902 compare to Schenectady overall?

Tract 36093031902 scores 2.1/10, 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 36093031902 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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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