Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally
Little Valley Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36009960600 · Cattaraugus County, NY · pop 3,416 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Little Valley
Census tract 36009960600 runs through Little Valley. With 3,416 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #21,526 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $711 a month while the average household earns $59,773 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,452
Renter share27.1%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$59,773
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
National
95
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Little Valley and the region
Centroid at 42.2291, -78.8274 · click any tract to drill in
Why Little Valley scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Little Valley
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$711 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Little Valley
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Little Valley
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Little Valley
7.5
How Little Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 14.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.4%Food insecurity
- 18.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Little Valley
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Little Valley, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cattaraugus County average of 5.7 and in line with the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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.
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 36009960600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36009960600?
Census tract 36009960600 in Little Valley scores 7.2/10 (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 36009960600?
Median gross rent is $711/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36009960600?
20.5% of residents in tract 36009960600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,416.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36009960600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 32th, minority 9th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36009960600 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36009960600 compare to Little Valley overall?
Tract 36009960600 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Little Valley at 7.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Little Valley; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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