Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Gowanda Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36009960400 · Cattaraugus County, NY · pop 4,435 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Gowanda
Gowanda in Cattaraugus County is where census tract 36009960400 sits, home to 4,435 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $826 monthly, set against $58,258 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,754
Renter share23.2%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$58,258
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gowanda and the region
Centroid at 42.4470, -78.9805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gowanda scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gowanda
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$826 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gowanda
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gowanda
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gowanda
7.3
How Gowanda compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.8%Food insecurity
- 16.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gowanda
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.7/10. 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 Gowanda, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Cattaraugus County average of 5.7 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 36009960400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36009960400?
Census tract 36009960400 in Gowanda scores 6.7/10 (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 36009960400?
Median gross rent is $826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36009960400?
15.2% of residents in tract 36009960400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,435.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36009960400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 75th, minority 25th, housing 79th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36009960400 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36009960400 compare to Gowanda overall?
Tract 36009960400 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Gowanda at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gowanda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gowanda
Top eight tracts in Gowanda ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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