Neighborhood · Ranked #13,812 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Jamestown

Tract 36013030800 · Chautauqua County, NY · pop 4,040 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 36013030800 covers part of the Forest Heights area of Jamestown, NY, and scores 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,040. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

Risk score

6.8

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 32% Owners 51%

Tract context

Occupied units1,816

Renter share48.9%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$52,825

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jamestown and the region

Centroid at 42.0822, -79.2518 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Heights scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Jamestown

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$828 rent vs county FMR

3.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Jamestown

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Jamestown

9.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Jamestown

7.6

How Forest Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

73%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
73%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.

16.3%Housing insecurity
11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
33.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Forest Heights

Against Chautauqua County at 43.9%, roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 7.6/10.

The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, state political climate reads 7.3/10. SNAP participation runs 22.2% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $828, 9% above the Jamestown average. On the national scale it lands near the 84th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

It tracks the Chautauqua County average of 6.2 closely. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $52,825.

49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 36013030800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36013030800?

Census tract 36013030800 in the Forest Heights 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.

What is the average rent in tract 36013030800?

Median gross rent is $828/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36013030800?

13.3% of residents in tract 36013030800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,040.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36013030800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 68th, minority 28th, housing 73th.

Is tract 36013030800 considered part of Forest Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36013030800 fall within Forest Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36013030800 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36013030800 compare to Jamestown overall?

Tract 36013030800 scores 6.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Jamestown at 7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jamestown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jamestown

Top eight tracts in Jamestown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.