Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Sloan Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 36029009900 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,762

Sloan in Erie County anchors census tract 36029009900, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #39,758 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,081 monthly, set against $69,954 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 15% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units1,564

Renter share24.4%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate12.6%

Median income$69,954

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sloan and the region

Centroid at 42.8922, -78.7915 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sloan scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sloan

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

12.6% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,081 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sloan

2.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sloan

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sloan

4.4

How Sloan compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

45%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
26%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
72%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

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.

14.1%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sloan

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Sloan, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 34th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36029009900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029009900?

Census tract 36029009900 in Sloan scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36029009900?

Median gross rent is $1,081/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029009900?

12.6% of residents in tract 36029009900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,762.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029009900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 61th, minority 26th, housing 18th.

What share of households in tract 36029009900 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.1% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029009900 compare to Sloan overall?

Tract 36029009900 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Sloan at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sloan; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36029009900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.