Neighborhood · Las Vegas, NV

Buffalo Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 16,410 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 3.7–4.8

Buffalo is a 5-tract suburb of Las Vegas, NV and houses 16,410 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Las Vegas rate of 34.7%.

Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.7 to 4.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 3/10. That places it #16 of 37 neighborhoods in Las Vegas.

Average gross rent runs $1,512, close to the Las Vegas average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $85,021.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Buffalo vs Las Vegas How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

48.2% +39%

Las Vegas: 34.7%

Average gross rent

$1,512 -3%

Las Vegas: $1,563

Average HH income

$85,021 +20%

Las Vegas: $70,723

Poverty rate

11.8% -17%

Las Vegas: 14.2%

Renter share

39.2% -10%

Las Vegas: 43.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 3.7–4.8

Why Buffalo scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts

3.7

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.9 across tracts

5.6

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 2.0–7.2 across tracts

3.6

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

39% renter households · Range 4.0–9.1 across tracts

5.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–6.7 across tracts

4.5

Economic stress

11.8% below poverty line · Range 1.8–4.5 across tracts

3.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.8–10.0 across tracts

4.5

Risk score comparison

Buffalo vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Buffalo?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.1 points from 3.7 to 4.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 3.7

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Buffalo

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
32003002916	4.8	2,801	60%	$1,463
32003002947	4.5	3,004	63%	$2,893
32003002939	4.5	1,919	37%	,
32003002905	4.4	4,968	48%	$1,358
32003003006	3.7	3,718	33%	$1,421

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 59

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 59%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 40%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Buffalo

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

2,761Total filings 2020-21
9.5Avg monthly observed
7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.22×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas, NV).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buffalo

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

14.0%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
12.8%SNAP enrollment
12.5%No health insurance
32.9%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Buffalo

What is the eviction-risk score for Buffalo?

Buffalo scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Buffalo compare to Las Vegas overall?

Buffalo scores 0.3 points higher than Las Vegas overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,512 vs $1,563.

What is the average rent in Buffalo?

Average gross rent in Buffalo is $1,512/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Buffalo residents are renters?

39% of Buffalo households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Las Vegas). The neighborhood has 16,410 residents.

Is Buffalo a high social-vulnerability area?

Buffalo sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Buffalo have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Buffalo is census tract 32003002916 (score 4.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 4.8, a spread of 1.1 points.

How safe is Buffalo for landlords?

Buffalo carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Las Vegas as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Buffalo?

Buffalo has 16,132 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.8%), Hispanic / Latino (25.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Buffalo

4.8 Charleston Heights 7 tracts · pop 31,889 5.1 Canyon Gate 7 tracts · pop 26,343 5.3 Pioneer Park 2 tracts · pop 5,676 7 Chinatown 10 tracts · pop 37,937 5.7 Buffalo Ranch 8 tracts · pop 33,879 6.6 Flamingo Heights 11 tracts · pop 41,267

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Las Vegas

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Buffalo.

4.5 Desert Shores 3 tracts · pop 15,444 4.5 Rancho Charleston 3 tracts · pop 15,499 3.9 The Pueblo 9 tracts · pop 42,209 4.7 Charleston Heights 7 tracts · pop 31,889 3.8 Twin Lakes 1 tracts · pop 3,916 4.8 Michael Way 6 tracts · pop 26,263

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