Community Development · Capital Prioritization

See displacement before it happens.

ShelterShield scores every New York City census tract on displacement risk and ranks where scarce preservation and production capital protects the most affordable housing — using only public data, with a transparent, reproducible method.

How the index worksData current as of July 18, 2026

Tracts scored

2,224

NYC 2020 census tracts

Residential units

3,709,601

in scored tracts

Executed evictions

98,307

residential, 2017–present

Preserve tracts

593

high risk + stock to protect

Displacement-risk map

Toggle between displacement risk and preservation priority. Hover a tract for detail.

LowerHigher
Preserve593

High risk + substantial residential stock — protect existing affordability.

Protect521

High risk + thinner stock — tenant protection & anti-displacement funding.

Produce520

Lower risk + capacity — target for new affordable production.

Monitor590

Lower risk today — watch for emerging pressure.

Average risk by borough

Mean composite risk score of scored tracts.

Manhattan
59.9
Brooklyn
59
Queens
47.2
Bronx
37.8
Staten Island
17.9

Highest-risk tracts

Highest displacement-risk census tracts with borough, neighborhood, risk score, archetype, evictions, and residential units.
TractNeighborhoodArchetypeRiskEvictionsUnits
Bronx · 387BelmontProtect1001661,396
Brooklyn · 311Crown Heights (North)Protect1001071,323
Brooklyn · 277Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)Preserve99.91191,733
Manhattan · 127Hell's KitchenPreserve99.91844,596
Brooklyn · 377Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)Preserve99.8771,673
Brooklyn · 341Crown Heights (North)Protect99.8481,047
Manhattan · 188East Harlem (North)Preserve99.71582,661
Brooklyn · 385Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)Preserve99.7821,624
Brooklyn · 247Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)Protect99.6551,231
Brooklyn · 373Ocean HillPreserve99.6941,942
Brooklyn · 265Bedford-Stuyvesant (West)Preserve99.6831,693
Manhattan · 216Harlem (South)Preserve99.51583,946
Manhattan · 206East Harlem (North)Preserve99.51282,296
Manhattan · 230Harlem (North)Preserve99.42974,051
Manhattan · 228Harlem (North)Preserve99.41683,140

What is computed vs. proposed

Every number on this page is computed from public NYC Open Data. This v1 composite blends three domains — displacement pressure (evictions), market heat (assessed value), and stock vulnerability (building age). The full ShelterShield model adds Census ACS affordability, HUD LIHTC affordable-stock presence, HPD housing-distress, and national Eviction Lab data; those ingestion scripts ship in the repository and are labeled as planned enhancements, not shown here as results.