Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

West Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029011600 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,019

Census tract 36029011600 runs through West Seneca. With 2,019 residents, it scores 5.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 45% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

29% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,160 a month against an average household income of $65,515 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 34% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,053

Renter share47.6%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate4.2%

Median income$65,515

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Seneca and the region

Centroid at 42.8451, -78.7675 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Seneca scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from West Seneca

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

4.2% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$1,160 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from West Seneca

4.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from West Seneca

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from West Seneca

4.6

How West Seneca compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

17%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.4%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
22.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Seneca

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.3/10. 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 West Seneca eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Erie County average of 6.1 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029011600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029011600?

Census tract 36029011600 in West Seneca scores 4.6/10 (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 36029011600?

Median gross rent is $1,160/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029011600?

4.2% of residents in tract 36029011600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,019.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029011600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 54th, minority 35th, housing 28th.

What share of households in tract 36029011600 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029011600 compare to West Seneca overall?

Tract 36029011600 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of West Seneca at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Seneca eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Seneca

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