Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Sunset Island Eviction Risk: Elevated , Wilson
Tract 36063024301 · Niagara County, NY · pop 1,371 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Here is how census tract 36063024301, in the Sunset Island area of Wilson, looks to a landlord: a 5.3/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,371. That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $679 monthly, set against $60,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units627
Renter share15.8%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$60,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilson and the region
Centroid at 43.3147, -78.8284 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sunset Island scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilson
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$679 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilson
3.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilson
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilson
5.9
How Sunset Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sunset Island
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 7.3/10. 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 Wilson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% 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 36063024301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36063024301?
Census tract 36063024301 in the Sunset Island neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36063024301?
Median gross rent is $679/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36063024301?
20.7% of residents in tract 36063024301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,371.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36063024301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 67th, minority 25th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 36063024301 considered part of Sunset Island?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36063024301 fall within Sunset Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 36063024301 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 36063024301 compare to Wilson overall?
Tract 36063024301 scores 6.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wilson at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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