3 census tracts · pop 6,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Seneca Babcock takes in 3 census tracts of Buffalo, NY, population 6,073. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 9.3/10, in the High tier. 48% 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.
56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Buffalo rate of 31.4%. The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 22.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 29.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. At $810 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Buffalo commands. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Buffalo, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Side and Lower West Side.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $31,478.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.3
High
3 tracts · population-weighted
Seneca Babcock vs BuffaloHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Seneca Babcock
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.3%Housing insecurity
22.2%Utility shutoff threat
38.9%Food insecurity
43.3%SNAP enrollment
12.9%No health insurance
38.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Seneca Babcock
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seneca Babcock?
Seneca Babcock scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 3 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 Seneca Babcock compare to Buffalo overall?
Seneca Babcock scores 1.4 points higher than Buffalo overall (7.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $810 vs $1,046.
Q3
What is the average rent in Seneca Babcock?
Average gross rent in Seneca Babcock is $810/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Seneca Babcock residents are renters?
60% of Seneca Babcock households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Buffalo). The neighborhood has 6,073 residents.
Q5
Is Seneca Babcock a high social-vulnerability area?
Seneca Babcock sits in the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Seneca Babcock have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Seneca Babcock is census tract 36029001700 (score 9.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.3 to 9.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Seneca Babcock for landlords?
Seneca Babcock carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Seneca Babcock?
Seneca Babcock has 6,104 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
