Neighborhood · Ranked #3,082 of 84,120 nationally

Kaisertown Eviction Risk: High , Buffalo

Tract 36029001000 · Erie County, NY · pop 6,225 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Tract 36029001000 sits in the Kaisertown area of Buffalo eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 9.3/10. Population here is 6,225. Against the Erie County average of 6.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.5 points.

Risk score

9.3

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 32% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units2,807

Renter share58.9%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate21.2%

Median income$53,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buffalo and the region

Centroid at 42.8510, -78.8060 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kaisertown scores 9.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Buffalo

8.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

21.2% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$936 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

8.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Buffalo

7.5

How Kaisertown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

58%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
63%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
53%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kaisertown. 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.

18.8%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
22.6%Food insecurity
23.7%SNAP enrollment
12.2%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
20.3%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kaisertown

Severe burden reaches 24%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The score leans hardest on local political climate at 8/10.

On the high side, eviction-process difficulty reads 8/10. The poverty rate is 21%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.5/10.

SNAP participation runs 23.7% against 15.2% nationally. At $936 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Buffalo commands. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Buffalo. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36029001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029001000?

Census tract 36029001000 in the Kaisertown neighborhood scores 9.3/10 (High 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 36029001000?

Median gross rent is $936/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029001000?

21.2% of residents in tract 36029001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,225.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 74th, minority 29th, housing 63th.

Is tract 36029001000 considered part of Kaisertown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36029001000 fall within Kaisertown (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36029001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029001000 compare to Buffalo overall?

Tract 36029001000 scores 9.3/10, higher than the parent city of Buffalo at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buffalo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36029001000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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