Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
North Boston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36029015202 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,692 · 21% of tract blocks fall in North Boston
For landlords sizing up North Boston, census tract 36029015202 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #21,552 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,290 a month while the average household earns $92,017 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,303
Renter share22.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$92,017
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
21
th percentile
Low
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Boston and the region
Centroid at 42.6607, -78.7280 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Boston scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Boston
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,290 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Boston
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Boston
5.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Boston
5.7
How North Boston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 14.9%Frequent mental distress
- 22.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Boston
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 North Boston, 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% 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 36029015202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029015202?
Census tract 36029015202 in North Boston scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 36029015202?
Median gross rent is $1,290/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029015202?
5.7% of residents in tract 36029015202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,692.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029015202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 5th, minority 13th, housing 24th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029015202 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029015202 compare to North Boston overall?
Tract 36029015202 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of North Boston at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Boston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Boston
Top eight tracts in North Boston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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