Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #1,608 of 84,120 nationally
Lackawanna Eviction Risk: High
Tract 36029012400 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,428
Census tract 36029012400 runs through Lackawanna. With 2,428 residents, it scores 6.7/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #8,449 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $823 monthly, set against $35,658 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,062
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$35,658
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lackawanna and the region
Centroid at 42.8104, -78.8303 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lackawanna scores 8.2
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
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$823 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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.
- 22.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.5%Food insecurity
- 35.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.7%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 21.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lackawanna
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Lackawanna, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Erie County average of 6.1 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029012400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029012400?
Census tract 36029012400 in Lackawanna scores 8.2/10 (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 36029012400?
Median gross rent is $823/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029012400?
26.5% of residents in tract 36029012400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029012400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 50th, minority 54th, housing 96th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029012400 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.6% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029012400 compare to Lackawanna overall?
Tract 36029012400 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Lackawanna at 8.2/10. 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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