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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,382 of 84,120 nationally

South Olean Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36009961600 · Cattaraugus County, NY · pop 3,812 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 36009961600 covers part of the South Olean area of Olean, NY, and scores 8.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,812 residents. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 19% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,638
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate25.2%
Median income$44,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In South Olean
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Olean
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 24 tracts In Cattaraugus County
Very High
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#2,970 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Olean and the region

Centroid at 42.0764, -78.4510 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Olean scores 8.1

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
25.2% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$926 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 South Olean compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Olean risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.1This tracttract 9616006.9Oleanparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county7.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Olean. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Olean

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Against the Cattaraugus County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points.

Running hot, housing-court posture reads 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

49% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Cattaraugus County average of 43.0%. Average gross rent is $926, 17% above the Olean average.

Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Nationally it ranks #7,382 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $44,952.

38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 36009961600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36009961600?

Census tract 36009961600 in the South Olean neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 36009961600?

Median gross rent is $926/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36009961600?

25.2% of residents in tract 36009961600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,812.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36009961600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 71th, minority 10th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 36009961600 considered part of South Olean?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36009961600 fall within South Olean (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 36009961600 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 36009961600 compare to Olean overall?

Tract 36009961600 scores 8.1/10, higher than the parent city of Olean at 6.9/10. 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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