Census Tract · Ranked #1,107 of 84,120 nationally

Niagara Falls Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36063020200 · Niagara County, NY · pop 2,595

With a score of 7.2/10, tract 36063020200 in Niagara Falls in Niagara County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,595 residents. On the national scale it ranks #3,113 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $789 a month against an average household income of $22,886 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.5

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 22% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units1,164

Renter share78.6%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate52.2%

Median income$22,886

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Niagara Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.1181, -79.0431 · click any tract to drill in

Why Niagara Falls scores 8.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Niagara Falls

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

52.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$789 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Niagara Falls

8.4

How Niagara Falls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

84%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
78%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
1%Grade C
30%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

40.9%Housing insecurity
32.8%Utility-shutoff threat
53.3%Food insecurity
61.9%SNAP enrollment
27.9%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
24.4%Frequent mental distress
44.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Niagara Falls

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Niagara Falls eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Niagara County average of 5.8 and above the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 40.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and multiracial or other-race and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 36063020200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063020200?

Census tract 36063020200 in Niagara Falls scores 8.5/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36063020200?

Median gross rent is $789/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36063020200?

52.2% of residents in tract 36063020200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,595.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36063020200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 98th, minority 91th, housing 78th.

What share of households in tract 36063020200 struggle to pay rent?

About 40.9% 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. 32.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36063020200 compare to Niagara Falls overall?

Tract 36063020200 scores 8.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Niagara Falls at 8.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Niagara Falls eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36063020200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 30% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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