Neighborhood · Niagara Falls, NY

Love Canal Eviction Risk: Moderate

6 census tracts · pop 16,744 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 4.3–6.8

Love Canal is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Niagara Falls with 6 census tracts and a population of 16,744 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $814/month sits 1% lower than the Niagara Falls citywide average ($823).

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

6 tracts · population-weighted

Love Canal vs Niagara Falls How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.5% +15%

Niagara Falls: 36.2%

Average gross rent

$814 -1%

Niagara Falls: $823

Average HH income

$67,757 +40%

Niagara Falls: $48,535

Poverty rate

9.7% -59%

Niagara Falls: 23.7%

Renter share

27.0% -35%

Niagara Falls: 41.5%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Love Canal and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 6 tracts span score 4.3–6.8

Why Love Canal scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts

7.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.1–7.3 across tracts

5.7

Rent control risk

42% of income on rent · Range 7.3–8.2 across tracts

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–7.3 across tracts

6.7

Tenant organizing strength

27% renter households · Range 4.0–8.5 across tracts

7.3

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–8.4 across tracts

7.5

Economic stress

9.7% below poverty line · Range 1.0–4.5 across tracts

2.4

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–3.5 across tracts

1.9

Risk score comparison

Love Canal vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Love Canal?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.5 points from 4.3 to 6.8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.9 4.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

6 tracts in Love Canal

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
36063022200	6.8	3,509	42%	$774
36063022100	6.6	2,076	49%	$1,003
36063022500	6.4	2,527	29%	$804
36063022300	6.3	2,367	41%	$805
36063022401	5.9	1,969	35%	$817
36063022714	4.3	4,296	48%	$765

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 37

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 34%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 52%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 17%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 49%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Love Canal

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

10.8%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Love Canal

What is the eviction-risk score for Love Canal?

Love Canal scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

How does Love Canal compare to Niagara Falls overall?

Love Canal scores 2.5 points lower than Niagara Falls overall (8.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $814 vs $823.

What is the average rent in Love Canal?

Average gross rent in Love Canal is $814/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Love Canal residents are renters?

27% of Love Canal households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Niagara Falls). The neighborhood has 16,744 residents.

Is Love Canal a high social-vulnerability area?

Love Canal sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Love Canal have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Love Canal is census tract 36063022200 (score 6.8/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 6.8, a spread of 2.5 points.

How safe is Love Canal for landlords?

Love Canal carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Niagara Falls as a whole (8.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Love Canal?

Love Canal has 16,890 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%), Hispanic / Latino (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Love Canal

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Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Niagara Falls

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Love Canal.

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