Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

North Tonawanda Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36063023301 · Niagara County, NY · pop 2,867

North Tonawanda in Niagara County anchors census tract 36063023301, which lands at 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 64% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $925 a month while the average household earns $85,150 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 7% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,309

Renter share14.0%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate1.6%

Median income$85,150

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Tonawanda and the region

Centroid at 43.0309, -78.8401 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Tonawanda scores 4.6

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

1.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$925 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 7

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

26%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
4%Racial/ethnic minority
6%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.

9.4%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
6.1%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
26.8%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 about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36063023301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063023301?

Census tract 36063023301 in North Tonawanda scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36063023301?

Median gross rent is $925/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36063023301?

1.6% of residents in tract 36063023301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,867.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36063023301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 14th, minority 4th, housing 6th.

What share of households in tract 36063023301 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36063023301 compare to North Tonawanda overall?

Tract 36063023301 scores 4.6/10, 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.