7 census tracts · pop 20,864 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 6.5–8.6
Elmwood Village spans 7 census tracts of Buffalo, NY, population 20,864. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.5 to 8.6, a 2.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. What pushes the score up most is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
Cost burden runs 36% against 31.4% citywide, putting Elmwood Village 4.1% over its own city. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Buffalo, it ranks #17 by risk, the lower third.
Against average income of $72,718, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,083, close to the Buffalo average.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
Elmwood Village vs BuffaloHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Elmwood Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.9%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Elmwood Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Elmwood Village?
Elmwood Village scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Elmwood Village compare to Buffalo overall?
Elmwood Village scores 0.0 points higher than Buffalo overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,083 vs $1,046.
Q3
What is the average rent in Elmwood Village?
Average gross rent in Elmwood Village is $1,083/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Elmwood Village residents are renters?
51% of Elmwood Village households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Buffalo). The neighborhood has 20,864 residents.
Q5
Is Elmwood Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Elmwood Village sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Elmwood Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Elmwood Village is census tract 36029016802 (score 8.6/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.5 to 8.6, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Elmwood Village for landlords?
Elmwood Village carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Buffalo as a whole (7.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Elmwood Village?
Elmwood Village has 20,747 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
