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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally

West Mount Vernon Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36119002403 · Westchester County, NY · pop 4,996 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 36119002403 sits in the West Mount Vernon neighborhood of Mount Vernon, New York. It has a population of 4,996 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 28% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 13% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,830/month against a median household income of $86,836 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 25% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,993
Renter share35.4%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate15.5%
Median income$86,836

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
38 th percentile
Rank — 38th percentileBottomTop
#6 of 9 tracts In West Mount Vernon
Low
Within parent city
12 th percentile
Rank — 12th percentileBottomTop
#51 of 58 tracts In Mount Vernon
Very Low
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank — 45th percentileBottomTop
#132 of 241 tracts In Westchester County
Moderate
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank — 46th percentileBottomTop
#2,898 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region

Centroid at 40.9197, -73.8506 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Mount Vernon scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mount Vernon
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
$1,830 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.5

How West Mount Vernon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Mount Vernon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 002403Mount Vernon: 8.18.1Mount Vernonparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.46.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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.

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 West Mount Vernon. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 36119002403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119002403?

Census tract 36119002403 in the West Mount Vernon neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 36119002403?

Median gross rent is $1,830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119002403?

15.5% of residents in tract 36119002403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,996.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119002403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 31th, minority 65th, housing 92th.

Q5

Is tract 36119002403 considered part of West Mount Vernon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119002403 fall within West Mount Vernon (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 36119002403 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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.

Q7

How does tract 36119002403 compare to Mount Vernon overall?

Tract 36119002403 scores 6.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Vernon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q8

Was tract 36119002403 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 Mount Vernon

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

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