Neighborhood · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

East Side Eviction Risk: High , Buffalo

Tract 36029003400 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,828 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

How risky is the East Side neighborhood of Buffalo for landlords? Census tract 36029003400 scores 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,069 monthly, set against $48,294 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.1

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 25% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,373

Renter share56.6%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$48,294

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Centroid at 42.9176, -78.8338 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Side scores 8.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Buffalo

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,069 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

How East Side compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

82%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
5%Grade B
95%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Side. 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.

30.1%Housing insecurity
20.6%Utility-shutoff threat
35.8%Food insecurity
37.3%SNAP enrollment
17.8%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
33.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Side

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Buffalo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Erie County average of 6.1 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 36029003400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029003400?

Census tract 36029003400 in the East Side 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.

What is the average rent in tract 36029003400?

Median gross rent is $1,069/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029003400?

20.4% of residents in tract 36029003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,828.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029003400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 70th, minority 93th, housing 39th.

Is tract 36029003400 considered part of East Side?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36029003400 fall within East Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36029003400 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.1% 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. 20.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029003400 compare to Buffalo overall?

Tract 36029003400 scores 8.1/10, lower than the parent city of Buffalo at 9.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buffalo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36029003400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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