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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Tonawanda Town Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029007904 · Erie County, NY · pop 2,771

Eviction risk in Tonawanda Town eviction risk in Erie County centers on tract 36029007904, which scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,771 residents. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,477 a month while the average household earns $74,013 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 6% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,399
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$74,013

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 14 tracts In Tonawanda Town
Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#167 of 260 tracts In Erie County
Low
Within state
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#3,686 of 5,394 tracts In New York
Low
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tonawanda Town and the region

Centroid at 42.9858, -78.8300 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tonawanda Town scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
New York legislature & governorship
7.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,477 rent vs county FMR
7.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
7.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tonawanda Town
4.1

How Tonawanda Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tonawanda Town risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 007904Tonawanda Town: 8.08.0Tonawanda Townparent cityCounty: 6.06.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.95.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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 Town

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tonawanda Town 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 Erie County average of 6.1 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36029007904

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029007904?

Census tract 36029007904 in Tonawanda Town scores 5/10 (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 36029007904?

Median gross rent is $1,477/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029007904?

4.4% of residents in tract 36029007904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,771.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029007904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 36th, minority 10th, housing 32th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 36029007904 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.6% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 36029007904 compare to Tonawanda Town overall?

Tract 36029007904 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of Tonawanda Town at 8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tonawanda Town eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tonawanda Town

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

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