Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Middleport Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 36063024002 · Niagara County, NY · pop 1,972
Eviction risk in Middleport centers on tract 36063024002, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,972 residents. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $708 monthly, set against $62,981 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units751
Renter share27.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$62,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Middleport and the region
Centroid at 43.2117, -78.4757 · click any tract to drill in
Why Middleport scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Middleport
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$708 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Middleport
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Middleport
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Middleport
5.1
How Middleport compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 14.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Middleport
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 Middleport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Niagara County average of 5.8 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 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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 36063024002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063024002?
Census tract 36063024002 in Middleport scores 5/10 (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 36063024002?
Median gross rent is $708/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36063024002?
10.1% of residents in tract 36063024002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,972.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36063024002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 58th, minority 12th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36063024002 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36063024002 compare to Middleport overall?
Tract 36063024002 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Middleport at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Middleport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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