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Census Tract · Ranked #1,816 of 84,120 nationally

Niagara Falls Eviction Risk: High

Tract 36063021100 · Niagara County, NY · pop 1,603

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 36063021100 (Niagara Falls, New York) comes in at 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $881 monthly, set against $36,494 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 40% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units859
Renter share77.5%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate37.4%
Median income$36,494

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 20 tracts In Niagara Falls
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#7 of 65 tracts In Niagara County
Very High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#817 of 5,394 tracts In New York
High
National
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#1,816 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Niagara Falls and the region

Centroid at 43.0836, -79.0606 · click any tract to drill in

Why Niagara Falls scores 8.1

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
37.4% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$881 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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.
Niagara Falls risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.18.1This tracttract 021100Niagara Falls: 8.48.4Niagara Fallsparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Niagara Falls

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 24.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 36063021100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063021100?

Census tract 36063021100 in Niagara Falls scores 8.1/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 36063021100?

Median gross rent is $881/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36063021100?

37.4% of residents in tract 36063021100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,603.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36063021100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 63th, housing 70th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36063021100 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.2% 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. 17.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36063021100 compare to Niagara Falls overall?

Tract 36063021100 scores 8.1/10, lower than 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.
Q7

Was tract 36063021100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% 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

Highest-risk tracts in Niagara Falls

Top eight tracts in Niagara Falls ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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