Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

West Seneca Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029017302 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,354

Here is how census tract 36029017302, in West Seneca eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,354. That is riskier than roughly 71% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,094 a month against an average household income of $74,766 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 14% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units1,921

Renter share31.3%

SVI overall0.21

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$74,766

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Seneca and the region

Centroid at 42.8224, -78.7202 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Seneca scores 4.8

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

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,094 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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: 21

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

30%Socioeconomic
20%Household composition
7%Racial/ethnic minority
35%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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.4%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
25.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Seneca

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as 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 21st 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 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 36029017302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029017302?

Census tract 36029017302 in West Seneca scores 4.8/10 (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 36029017302?

Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029017302?

9.5% of residents in tract 36029017302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,354.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029017302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 20th, minority 7th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 36029017302 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029017302 compare to West Seneca overall?

Tract 36029017302 scores 4.8/10, 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.