5 census tracts · pop 15,401 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.8/10
· range 7.5–9.3
Five Points takes in 5 census tracts of Buffalo, NY and houses 15,401 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8.8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 31.4% citywide, putting Five Points 16.6% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 7.5 to 9.3, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Buffalo, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Allentown and West Village.
Against average income of $59,222, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $984, close to the Buffalo average. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 8.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8.8
High
5 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs BuffaloHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.8%Housing insecurity
11.6%Utility shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
19.7%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 8.8/10 (High tier) across 5 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 Five Points compare to Buffalo overall?
Five Points scores 0.9 points higher than Buffalo overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $984 vs $1,046.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $984/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
64% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Buffalo). The neighborhood has 15,401 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Five Points have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Five Points is census tract 36029006901 (score 9.3/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 9.3, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Five Points?
Five Points has 14,618 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.9%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
