Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Vernon Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Mount Vernon

Tract 36119005400 · Westchester County, NY · pop 1,871 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 36119005400 belongs to the Vernon Park neighborhood of Mount Vernon, New York. It is home to 1,871 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,866 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 9% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 10% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units531

Renter share27.3%

SVI overall0.15

Poverty rate3.4%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region

Centroid at 40.9060, -73.8077 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vernon Park scores 2.6

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

3.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,866 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mount Vernon

4.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mount Vernon

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mount Vernon

3.5

How Vernon Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

16%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
82%Grade B
11%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 Vernon 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.

6.7%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
6.4%Food insecurity
4.9%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
3.3%No health insurance
12.3%Frequent mental distress
16.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vernon Park

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 Mount Vernon eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Westchester County average of 6.1 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 15th 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 6.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% 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 36119005400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119005400?

Census tract 36119005400 in the Vernon Park neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 36119005400?

Median gross rent is $1,866/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119005400?

3.4% of residents in tract 36119005400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,871.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119005400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 14th, minority 43th, housing 27th.

Is tract 36119005400 considered part of Vernon Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119005400 fall within Vernon Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36119005400 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36119005400 compare to Mount Vernon overall?

Tract 36119005400 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 9.5/10. 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.

Was tract 36119005400 historically redlined?

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