Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Cheektowaga Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 36029010003 · Erie County, NY · pop 3,497
Tract 36029010003 sits in Cheektowaga eviction risk, NY, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6/10. It is home to 3,497 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 2.1/10.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,646
Renter share28.6%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$65,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cheektowaga and the region
Centroid at 42.9207, -78.7457 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cheektowaga scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,010 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 76%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 10.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cheektowaga
12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the high side, state political climate reads 7.3/10. It sits 0.8 points below the Erie County average of 6.8.
On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.9/10.
Statewide the NY average is 7.7, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,010, close to the Cheektowaga average.
Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $65,981. 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 36029010003
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36029010003?
Census tract 36029010003 in Cheektowaga scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 36029010003?
Median gross rent is $1,010/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 36029010003?
8.4% of residents in tract 36029010003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,497.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 36029010003?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 76th, minority 30th, housing 39th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 36029010003 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 36029010003 compare to Cheektowaga overall?
Tract 36029010003 scores 6/10, 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.
Tract · NY
36029010102
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
36029010300
7.6
/ 10 · High
Tract · NY
Kensington
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010400
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010700
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
36029010101
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Kaisertown
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · NY
Kensington
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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