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Pinckney Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Mount Vernon

Tract 36119004002 · Westchester County, NY · pop 2,655 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 36119004002 sits in the Pinckney Heights neighborhood of Mount Vernon, New York. It has a population of 2,655 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 54% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 36% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,863/month against a median household income of $89,449 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 32% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,218
Renter share69.0%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$89,449

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Pinckney Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank — 58th percentileBottomTop
#9 of 20 tracts In Mount Vernon
Elevated
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank — 62th percentileBottomTop
#92 of 241 tracts In Westchester County
Elevated
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank — 53th percentileBottomTop
#2,524 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region

Centroid at 40.9159, -73.8308 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pinckney Heights scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.8
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,863 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Vernon
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Vernon
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Vernon
6.9

How Pinckney Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pinckney Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 004002Mount Vernon: 8.18.1Mount Vernonparent cityCounty: 6.16.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 6.46.4Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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 Pinckney Heights. 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 36119004002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119004002?

Census tract 36119004002 in the Pinckney Heights neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 36119004002?

Median gross rent is $1,863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119004002?

7.4% of residents in tract 36119004002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,655.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119004002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 66th, minority 90th, housing 87th.

Q5

Is tract 36119004002 considered part of Pinckney Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119004002 fall within Pinckney Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

Q6

What share of households in tract 36119004002 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q7

How does tract 36119004002 compare to Mount Vernon overall?

Tract 36119004002 scores 6.4/10 — 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 36119004002 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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