Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029010808 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,997

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 36029010808 in Cheektowaga ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,997 residents. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,209 a month against an average household income of $71,208 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 25% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units1,767

Renter share51.2%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$71,208

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.8738, -78.7468 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 5.2

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

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,209 rent vs county FMR

5.3

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: 65

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

41%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
41%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
5.7%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
25.4%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 65th 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.

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 36029010808

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010808?

Census tract 36029010808 in Cheektowaga scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 36029010808?

Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010808?

11.6% of residents in tract 36029010808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,997.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010808?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 32th, minority 41th, housing 98th.

What share of households in tract 36029010808 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010808 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010808 scores 5.2/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cheektowaga

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