Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally
Highland-on-the-Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36029015402 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,500 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Highland-on-the-Lake
Census tract 36029015402 covers part of Highland-on-the-Lake, NY, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,500 residents. 18% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Erie County average of 44.6%.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,949
Renter share18.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$68,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland-on-the-Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.6778, -78.9947 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland-on-the-Lake scores 5.6
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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$936 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland-on-the-Lake
Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.5/10.
Against the Erie County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. Running hot, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10.
Against average income of $68,732, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 2.1 points cooler.
Average gross rent is $936, close to the Highland-on-the-Lake average.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029015402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029015402?
Census tract 36029015402 in Highland-on-the-Lake scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36029015402?
Median gross rent is $936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029015402?
9.9% of residents in tract 36029015402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,500.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029015402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 48th, minority 11th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029015402 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029015402 compare to Highland-on-the-Lake overall?
Tract 36029015402 scores 5.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Highland-on-the-Lake at 5.7/10. 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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