Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Highland-on-the-Lake Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029015401 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,693
Census tract 36029015401 sits in Highland-on-the-Lake, New York eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It lands near the 42nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $981 monthly, set against $85,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,022
Renter share17.1%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$85,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland-on-the-Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.7011, -78.9870 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland-on-the-Lake scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$981 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake
4.7
How Highland-on-the-Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.4%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland-on-the-Lake
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Highland-on-the-Lake, 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 18th 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 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% 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 36029015401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029015401?
Census tract 36029015401 in Highland-on-the-Lake scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 36029015401?
Median gross rent is $981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029015401?
20.7% of residents in tract 36029015401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,693.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029015401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 7th, minority 7th, housing 58th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029015401 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029015401 compare to Highland-on-the-Lake overall?
Tract 36029015401 scores 6.7/10, lower than the parent city of Highland-on-the-Lake at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland-on-the-Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland-on-the-Lake
Top eight tracts in Highland-on-the-Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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