Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Gowanda Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029017501 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,151 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Gowanda
Census tract 36029017501 covers Gowanda, home to 2,151 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #14,817 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $719 a month while the average household earns $46,960 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units713
Renter share33.5%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$46,960
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gowanda and the region
Centroid at 42.4696, -78.9370 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gowanda scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gowanda
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$719 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 17.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 27.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gowanda
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as the Erie 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 36029017501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029017501?
Census tract 36029017501 in Gowanda scores 6.5/10 (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 36029017501?
Median gross rent is $719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029017501?
11.7% of residents in tract 36029017501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,151.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029017501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 49th, minority 13th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029017501 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.9% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029017501 compare to Gowanda overall?
Tract 36029017501 scores 6.5/10, 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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