Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Buffalo Eviction Risk: Lower , Las Vegas
Tract 32003002939 · Clark, NV · pop 1,919 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 32003002939 in the Buffalo neighborhood of Las Vegas ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,919 residents. That is riskier than about 77% of US census tracts.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $118,974 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units650
Renter share7.1%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$118,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Las Vegas and the region
Centroid at 36.1366, -115.2520 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buffalo scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Las Vegas
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Nevada legislature & governorship
3.7
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Las Vegas
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Las Vegas
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Las Vegas
6.7
How Buffalo compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 62Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.38×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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.1%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buffalo
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 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 above the Nevada statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.38x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 32003002939
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 32003002939?
Census tract 32003002939 in the Buffalo neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 32003002939?
7.8% of residents in tract 32003002939 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,919.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 32003002939?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 27th, minority 59th, housing 43th.
Q4
Is tract 32003002939 considered part of Buffalo?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 32003002939 fall within Buffalo (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 32003002939 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.38× 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.
Q6
What share of households in tract 32003002939 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 32003002939 compare to Las Vegas overall?
Tract 32003002939 scores 3.5/10, lower 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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