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Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Tonawanda Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029007800 · Erie County, NY · pop 5,387

Tract 36029007800, home to 5,387 residents in Tonawanda in Erie County, scores 6.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 77th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $912 a month against an average household income of $60,362 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 12% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,324
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate10.8%
Median income$60,362

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Tonawanda
Low
Within county
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#120 of 260 tracts In Erie County
Moderate
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#3,159 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Moderate
National
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#15,522 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tonawanda and the region

Centroid at 43.0076, -78.8962 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tonawanda scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tonawanda
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
10.8% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$912 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tonawanda
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tonawanda
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tonawanda
6.7

How Tonawanda compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tonawanda risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 007800Tonawanda: 8.08.0Tonawandaparent cityCounty: 6.06.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tonawanda

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.4/10. 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 Tonawanda, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Erie County average of 6.1 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% 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 36029007800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029007800?

Census tract 36029007800 in Tonawanda scores 5.7/10 (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 36029007800?

Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029007800?

10.8% of residents in tract 36029007800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,387.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029007800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 65th, minority 11th, housing 65th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36029007800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36029007800 compare to Tonawanda overall?

Tract 36029007800 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Tonawanda at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tonawanda; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tonawanda

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

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