Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
West Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36029011700 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,106
For landlords sizing up West Seneca, census tract 36029011700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. It lands near the 45th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $991 a month against an average household income of $69,049 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,778
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$69,049
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Seneca and the region
Centroid at 42.8361, -78.7735 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Seneca scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$991 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029011700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029011700?
Census tract 36029011700 in West Seneca scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36029011700?
Median gross rent is $991/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029011700?
7.0% of residents in tract 36029011700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,106.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029011700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 52th, minority 7th, housing 89th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029011700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029011700 compare to West Seneca overall?
Tract 36029011700 scores 4.7/10, 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.
Tract · NY
Kaisertown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029011800
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029011500
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029012001
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029011202
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029017302
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
Kaisertown
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · NY
36029011600
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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