Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally
Lackawanna Eviction Risk: High
Tract 36029017400 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,190 · 95% of tract blocks fall in Lackawanna
Lackawanna anchors census tract 36029017400, which lands at 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $480 monthly, set against $38,293 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.
Risk score
8.5
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,712
Renter share49.1%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate33.2%
Median income$38,293
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lackawanna and the region
Centroid at 42.8253, -78.8568 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lackawanna scores 8.5
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
33.2% poverty · this tract
8.3
Supply constraint
$480 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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.
- 26.9%Housing insecurity
- 19.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.6%Food insecurity
- 36.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.6%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.1%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 about the same as the Erie County average of 6.1 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 84th 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.
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 36029017400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029017400?
Census tract 36029017400 in Lackawanna scores 8.5/10 (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 36029017400?
Median gross rent is $480/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029017400?
33.2% of residents in tract 36029017400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,190.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029017400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 88th, minority 73th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029017400 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.9% 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. 19.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029017400 compare to Lackawanna overall?
Tract 36029017400 scores 8.5/10, higher than 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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