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Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Tonawanda Town Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029008201 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,746

Census tract 36029008201 runs through Tonawanda Town. With 2,746 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #27,127 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,078 a month while the average household earns $74,712 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 9% Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,225
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$74,712

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 14 tracts In Tonawanda Town
Elevated
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#135 of 260 tracts In Erie County
Moderate
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#3,457 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#19,562 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tonawanda Town and the region

Centroid at 42.9900, -78.8787 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tonawanda Town scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,078 rent vs county FMR
4.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
4.1

How Tonawanda Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tonawanda Town risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 008201Tonawanda Town: 8.08.0Tonawanda Townparent cityCounty: 6.06.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tonawanda Town

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Tonawanda Town eviction risk, 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 below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029008201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029008201?

Census tract 36029008201 in Tonawanda Town scores 5.4/10 (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 36029008201?

Median gross rent is $1,078/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029008201?

9.3% of residents in tract 36029008201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,746.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029008201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 69th, minority 23th, housing 38th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36029008201 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36029008201 compare to Tonawanda Town overall?

Tract 36029008201 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Tonawanda Town at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tonawanda Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tonawanda Town

Top eight tracts in Tonawanda Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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