Neighborhood · Ranked #342 of 84,120 nationally

Fruit Belt Eviction Risk: High , Buffalo

Tract 36029003302 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,172 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Tract 36029003302 covers Fruit Belt in Buffalo in New York. Home to 3,172 residents, it scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #3,009 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $869 a month while the average household earns $28,578 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

9.1

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 30% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,262

Renter share55.9%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate38.1%

Median income$28,578

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Centroid at 42.9095, -78.8490 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fruit Belt scores 9.1

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

38.1% poverty · this tract

9.5

Supply constraint

$869 rent vs county FMR

2.4

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 Fruit Belt compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

78%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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
3%Grade B
88%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 Fruit Belt. 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.

31.4%Housing insecurity
23.5%Utility-shutoff threat
40.9%Food insecurity
45.3%SNAP enrollment
20.5%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fruit Belt

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 90th 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.

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 36029003302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029003302?

Census tract 36029003302 in the Fruit Belt neighborhood scores 9.1/10 (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 36029003302?

Median gross rent is $869/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029003302?

38.1% of residents in tract 36029003302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,172.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029003302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 94th, minority 90th, housing 78th.

Is tract 36029003302 considered part of Fruit Belt?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36029003302 fall within Fruit Belt (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36029003302 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.4% 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. 23.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029003302 compare to Buffalo overall?

Tract 36029003302 scores 9.1/10, 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 36029003302 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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