Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

West Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029012001 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,718

In West Seneca, census tract 36029012001 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 60% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $799 monthly, set against $87,862 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,933

Renter share10.7%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$87,862

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Seneca and the region

Centroid at 42.8208, -78.7874 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Seneca scores 4.9

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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$799 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 27

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

39%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
10%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
8%Grade B
0%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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
4.7%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
23.1%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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36029012001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029012001?

Census tract 36029012001 in West Seneca scores 4.9/10 (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 36029012001?

Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029012001?

14.8% of residents in tract 36029012001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,718.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029012001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 68th, minority 10th, housing 13th.

What share of households in tract 36029012001 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029012001 compare to West Seneca overall?

Tract 36029012001 scores 4.9/10, 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.

Was tract 36029012001 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 West Seneca

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