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Census Tract · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally

West Seneca Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36029011500 · Erie County, NY · pop 1,369

Tract 36029011500 sits in West Seneca eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It is home to 1,369 residents. 60% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Erie County average of 44.6%.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 11% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units637
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$47,454

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 13 tracts In West Seneca
High
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#130 of 260 tracts In Erie County
Moderate
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#3,749 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#16,571 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Seneca and the region

Centroid at 42.8488, -78.7852 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Seneca scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Seneca
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,021 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Seneca
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Seneca
5.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Seneca
4.6

How West Seneca compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Seneca risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.3This tracttract 0115006.1West Senecaparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county7.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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 West Seneca

The clearest offset is economic stress at 2/10. 20% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, state political climate reads 7.3/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 7.3/10. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 2.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Erie County average of 6.8 closely. Average gross rent is $1,021, close to the West Seneca average.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $47,454. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029011500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029011500?

Census tract 36029011500 in West Seneca scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 36029011500?

Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029011500?

8.1% of residents in tract 36029011500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,369.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029011500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 13th, minority 14th, housing 21th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36029011500 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.6% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36029011500 compare to West Seneca overall?

Tract 36029011500 scores 6.3/10, right in line with the parent city of West Seneca at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Seneca eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Seneca

Top eight tracts in West Seneca ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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