Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally

Gunther Park Eviction Risk: High , Yonkers

Tract 36119002401 · Westchester County, NY · pop 1,989 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 36119002401 covers part of the Gunther Park area of Yonkers, NY, and scores 9.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. roughly one in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Westchester County average of 47.2%.

Risk score

9.9

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 38% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units817

Renter share56.5%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$93,854

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Yonkers and the region

Centroid at 40.9327, -73.8547 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gunther Park scores 9.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Yonkers

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$2,178 rent vs county FMR

2.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Yonkers

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

9.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Yonkers

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Yonkers

8.5

How Gunther Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

55%Socioeconomic
53%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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
46%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 Gunther Park. 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.

12.8%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
14.2%Frequent mental distress
24.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gunther Park

What pushes it up most is eviction-process difficulty at 9/10. Against the Westchester County average of 7.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.5/10. At $2,178 a month, rents run 22% over what the rest of Yonkers commands.

The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Lower Westchester Co. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #1 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.2 points hotter.

Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $93,854. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36119002401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119002401?

Census tract 36119002401 in the Gunther Park neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (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 36119002401?

Median gross rent is $2,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119002401?

15.5% of residents in tract 36119002401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,989.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119002401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 53th, minority 58th, housing 73th.

Is tract 36119002401 considered part of Gunther Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119002401 fall within Gunther Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36119002401 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.8% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36119002401 compare to Yonkers overall?

Tract 36119002401 scores 9.9/10, higher than the parent city of Yonkers at 9.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Yonkers eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36119002401 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 Yonkers

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