Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Rochelle Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , New Rochelle

Tract 36119006500 · Westchester County, NY · pop 5,049 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 36119006500 runs through the Rochelle Heights area of New Rochelle. With 5,049 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 84th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,667 a month against an average household income of $153,507 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 15% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,587

Renter share41.8%

SVI overall0.86

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$153,507

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across New Rochelle and the region

Centroid at 40.9249, -73.7783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rochelle Heights scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from New Rochelle

8.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.8

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,667 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from New Rochelle

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from New Rochelle

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from New Rochelle

6.2

How Rochelle Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

87%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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.

3%Grade A
52%Grade B
11%Grade C
15%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.

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.

17.5%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
9.8%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rochelle Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 New Rochelle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Westchester County average of 6.1 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 15% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 36119006500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36119006500?

Census tract 36119006500 in the Rochelle Heights neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 36119006500?

Median gross rent is $1,667/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36119006500?

11.6% of residents in tract 36119006500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,049.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36119006500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 40th, minority 78th, housing 91th.

Is tract 36119006500 considered part of Rochelle Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36119006500 fall within Rochelle Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36119006500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36119006500 compare to New Rochelle overall?

Tract 36119006500 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of New Rochelle at 9.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Rochelle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36119006500 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. 15% 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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