Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

North Tonawanda Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36063023200 · Niagara County, NY · pop 3,024

Census tract 36063023200 covers North Tonawanda, home to 3,024 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $881 a month while the average household earns $49,284 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 28% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,513

Renter share56.4%

SVI overall0.41

Poverty rate18.7%

Median income$49,284

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Tonawanda and the region

Centroid at 43.0275, -78.8762 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Tonawanda scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from North Tonawanda

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.5

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

18.7% poverty · this tract

4.7

Supply constraint

$881 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from North Tonawanda

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from North Tonawanda

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from North Tonawanda

6.2

How North Tonawanda compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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

56%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Tonawanda

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. 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 North Tonawanda 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 in line with 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 36063023200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063023200?

Census tract 36063023200 in North Tonawanda scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36063023200?

Median gross rent is $881/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36063023200?

18.7% of residents in tract 36063023200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,024.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36063023200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 4th, minority 14th, housing 80th.

What share of households in tract 36063023200 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36063023200 compare to North Tonawanda overall?

Tract 36063023200 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of North Tonawanda at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Tonawanda eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Tonawanda

Top eight tracts in North Tonawanda ranked by composite eviction-risk score.