Census Tract · Ranked #17,650 of 84,120 nationally

Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 36029010002 · Erie County, NY · pop 4,206

Tract 36029010002 sits in Cheektowaga eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. It is home to 4,206 residents. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 13% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units2,197

Renter share27.7%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$53,854

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region

Centroid at 42.9290, -78.7187 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheektowaga scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$882 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cheektowaga

6.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cheektowaga

5.4

How Cheektowaga compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

58%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
88%Housing & transportation

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.

10.3%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
6.9%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga

The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.6/10. 53% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Erie County average of 44.6%. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.5/10.

At $882 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Cheektowaga commands. On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. Against the Erie County average of 6.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 79th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.6 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $53,854.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 36029010002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010002?

Census tract 36029010002 in Cheektowaga scores 6.1/10 (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 36029010002?

Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010002?

6.3% of residents in tract 36029010002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,206.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 37th, minority 14th, housing 88th.

What share of households in tract 36029010002 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36029010002 compare to Cheektowaga overall?

Tract 36029010002 scores 6.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Cheektowaga at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cheektowaga eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cheektowaga

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