Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 36063023402 · Niagara County, NY · pop 4,549 · 4% of tract blocks fall in Rapids
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 36063023402 in Rapids ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,549 residents. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,092 a month against an average household income of $97,261 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,869
Renter share7.4%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$97,261
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rapids and the region
Centroid at 43.1475, -78.6326 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rapids scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rapids
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,092 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rapids
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rapids
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rapids
4.8
How Rapids compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 2
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.1%Food insecurity
- 5.6%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rapids
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.1/10. 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 Rapids, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 36063023402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063023402?
Census tract 36063023402 in Rapids scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 36063023402?
Median gross rent is $1,092/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36063023402?
1.1% of residents in tract 36063023402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,549.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36063023402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 28th, minority 9th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36063023402 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36063023402 compare to Rapids overall?
Tract 36063023402 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Rapids at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rapids; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rapids
Top eight tracts in Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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