Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,330 of 84,120 nationally
Lackawanna Eviction Risk: High
Tract 36029012300 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,838
Census tract 36029012300 covers part of Lackawanna, NY, and scores 8.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,838. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
Risk score
8.3
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,656
Renter share52.3%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate28.8%
Median income$45,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lackawanna and the region
Centroid at 42.8211, -78.8312 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lackawanna scores 8.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lackawanna
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
28.8% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$846 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lackawanna
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lackawanna
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lackawanna
7.5
How Lackawanna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 19.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.1%Food insecurity
- 25.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.7%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lackawanna
The severe-burden share is 20%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Cost burden runs 55% here against 44.6% across Erie County. The poverty rate is 29%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
It sits 1.5 points above the Erie County average of 6.8. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.5/10.
SNAP participation runs 25.2% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #6,330 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $846, close to the Lackawanna average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $45,769.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029012300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029012300?
Census tract 36029012300 in Lackawanna scores 8.3/10 (High 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 36029012300?
Median gross rent is $846/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029012300?
28.8% of residents in tract 36029012300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,838.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029012300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 70th, minority 33th, housing 64th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029012300 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.2% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029012300 compare to Lackawanna overall?
Tract 36029012300 scores 8.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lackawanna at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lackawanna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lackawanna
Top eight tracts in Lackawanna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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