Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36029010300 · Erie County, NY · pop 1,303

Cheektowaga is where census tract 36029010300 sits, home to 1,303 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $899 a month against an average household income of $49,500 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 17% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units610

Renter share31.5%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate26.4%

Median income$49,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.9140, -78.7970 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

26.4% poverty · this tract

6.6

Supply constraint

$899 rent vs county FMR

2.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.4

How Cheektowaga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

38%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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
0%Grade B
77%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

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.

21.0%Housing insecurity
15.6%Utility-shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
26.8%SNAP enrollment
12.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
28.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.8/10. 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 Cheektowaga eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 36029010300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010300?

Census tract 36029010300 in Cheektowaga scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 36029010300?

Median gross rent is $899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010300?

26.4% of residents in tract 36029010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,303.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 97th, minority 66th, housing 54th.

What share of households in tract 36029010300 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% 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. 15.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010300 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010300 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Cheektowaga at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cheektowaga eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36029010300 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cheektowaga

Top eight tracts in Cheektowaga ranked by composite eviction-risk score.