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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

North Olean Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36009961500 · Cattaraugus County, NY · pop 2,292 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 36009961500 covers North Olean in Olean in New York. Home to 2,292 residents, it scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 82% of US census tracts.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,105 a month against an average household income of $58,214 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 13% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,036
Renter share34.2%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$58,214

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In North Olean
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Olean
Very Low
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 24 tracts In Cattaraugus County
Moderate
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#2,449 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Olean and the region

Centroid at 42.0948, -78.4338 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Olean scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Olean
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,105 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Olean
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Olean
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Olean
7.9

How North Olean compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Olean risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 961500Olean: 8.18.1Oleanparent cityCounty: 6.36.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Olean

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Olean, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 36009961500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36009961500?

Census tract 36009961500 in the North Olean neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 36009961500?

Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36009961500?

9.2% of residents in tract 36009961500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,292.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36009961500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 9th, minority 13th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 36009961500 considered part of North Olean?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36009961500 fall within North Olean (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36009961500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 36009961500 compare to Olean overall?

Tract 36009961500 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Olean at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olean; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Olean

Top eight tracts in Olean ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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