Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Buffalo Eviction Risk: Moderate , Las Vegas
Tract 32003002916 · Clark, NV · pop 2,801 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Buffalo neighborhood of Las Vegas is where census tract 32003002916 sits, home to 2,801 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,463 a month against an average household income of $66,629 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,243
Renter share61.2%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate17.8%
Median income$66,629
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Las Vegas and the region
Centroid at 36.1516, -115.2526 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buffalo scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Las Vegas
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
17.8% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,463 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Las Vegas
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Las Vegas
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Las Vegas
3.5
How Buffalo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 572Total filings 2020-21
- 7.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 5.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.43×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Las Vegas, NV as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Buffalo. 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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buffalo
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.5/10. 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 Las Vegas 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 Clark County average of 6.0 and in line with the Nevada statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.43x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% 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 32003002916
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32003002916?
Census tract 32003002916 in the Buffalo neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 32003002916?
Median gross rent is $1,463/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 32003002916?
17.8% of residents in tract 32003002916 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,801.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 32003002916?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 62th, minority 50th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 32003002916 considered part of Buffalo?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 32003002916 fall within Buffalo (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 32003002916 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Las Vegas eviction risk, NV), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 32003002916 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 32003002916 compare to Las Vegas overall?
Tract 32003002916 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Las Vegas at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Las Vegas eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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